October 14, 2014 - Dust storm over the Mediterranean Sea

Dust storm over the Mediterranean Sea

A broad stream of tan dust blew over the Mediterranean Sea in mid-October, 2014, carrying Saharan dust northward toward Europe. The heaviest dust hovers in a triangle between Sardegna (Sardinia), the tip of mainland Italy, and the north coast of Tunisia and blows under a bank of clouds east of the island of Corse (Corsica). Fires dot the coast of Algeria, in the southwest of the image.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on October 8, 2014.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 10/9/2014
Resolutions: 1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC