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Dust Storm Over Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea
An October, 2009 satellite image released by NASA's Earth Observatory.
| Dust blown from the deserts of Egypt is carried in sweeping plumes out over the Mediterranean Sea. Image credit: NASA / Earth Observatory. |
| Map showing the location of the dust storm over Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Dust Plumes Over the Mediterranean
NASA's Aqua Satellite captured this spectacular image of dust plumes streaming from the desert of Egypt out over the Mediterranean Sea on October 4, 2009.
The pale plumes of dust are carried by strong winds blowing from the southwest towards the northeast. The image shows the stark desert of Northern Egypt and the green western edge of the Nile Delta. moving towards the northeast over the Mediterranean Sea. The Egyptian desert is a frequent source of dust storms.
Satellite image and information by Holli Riebeek, NASA Earth Observatory.
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