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Vast Dust Storms in the Sahara

Even by the standards of the desert interior of Africa, the storms of late March have been intense.


NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Mike Carlowicz.

Published April 1, 2018
Data acquired March 21, 2018

Sources:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response