Saharan Dust 2024 Map. A large dust storm originating from the sahara desert has engulfed skies across the central mediterranean basin. The transport was clearly captured in visible.
This animation of the progression saharan dust cloud across the atlantic ocean from june 15 to 25, 2020 combines omps aerosol index and viirs visible. Saharan dust is just dust and sand from the continent of africa that gets brought over via wind around this time every year.