File:Dust storm off Libya (MODIS 2016-05-26).jpg

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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on May 20.

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English: Stormy weather kicked up an intense dust storm in Libya in late May 2016, driving a thick river of sand over the coast and across the Mediterranean Sea. Only about 1 percent of Libya's land is arable, and inland sand seas provide copious material for dust storms. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on May 20. The tan-colored plume of dust and sand is so thick that it blocks the blue waters of the Mediterranean from view. Bright white clouds in the east likely are part of the windy system responsible for driving the dust storm.
Date Taken on 20 May 2016
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Dust storm off Libya (direct link)

This image or video was catalogued by Goddard Space Flight Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: 2016-05-26.

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Author Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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