File:Huge Sandstorm Blows Across Saudi Arabia and Iraq (NESDIS 2017-10-30).png
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[edit]DescriptionHuge Sandstorm Blows Across Saudi Arabia and Iraq (NESDIS 2017-10-30).png |
English: The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this true-color image of a massive dust and sand storm over Saudi Arabia and Iraq on October 29, 2017. The desert regions of the Middle East contribute to annual dust storms like this one, which is reported to have originated in northern Syria and Iraq. |
Date | 30 October 2017 (upload date) |
Source | Huge Sandstorm Blows Across Saudi Arabia and Iraq |
Author | NOAA |
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