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[edit]DescriptionDust storm off West Africa (MODIS 2015-01-05).jpg |
English: Strong winds drove a thick veil of dust from the Sahara Desert across the Atlantic Ocean towards the Canary Islands in late December, 2014. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on December 22.
The dust appears to rise primarily from the countries of Western Sahara (south) and Morocco (north), although dust may also arise from further inland. Such intense dust storms are one of the most common natural hazards in this region. |
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Date | Taken on 22 December 2014 | ||
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Author | Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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