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Dust Storms Off Libya and Egypt
February 22, 2011 | NASA Earth Observatory

“Dust blew off the coasts of Libya and Egypt, and over the Mediterranean Sea in late February 2011. In western Libya, dust plumes blow primarily toward the east. In eastern Libya and western Egypt, dust blows mostly northward. Although source points for the dust plumes are not apparent in this image, the dust could easily have arisen from one of the region’s sand seas. Sand seas stretch from Tunisia across Libya and into Egypt, providing plentiful material for dust storms.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory Website


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