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Sandy Shamal Season

Summer brings persistent northwest winds to the Arabian Peninsula—which often means skies full of dust and sand.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published August 1, 2018
Data acquired July 28 - 30, 2018

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS