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Dust Crosses the Atlantic

Floridians looking for a break from hurricane season in late July 2005 were in for a change, though it wasn’t necessarily what they wanted: Saharan dust. By July 19, a massive dust storm had crossed the Atlantic towards southern Florida.


Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published July 23, 2005
Data acquired July 21, 2005

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS