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25 June 2014 10:45 UTC
Typically, every year between June and August dust travels across the Atlantic.
26 June 2018 00:00 UTC–1 July 00:00 UTC
Dust lifted over Sahara by the ITCZ convective activity was transported over the Atlantic.
22-27 February 2020, Various times
Record dense dust over the Canary Islands originates near the African coast.
5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC
Huge amount of Saharan dust advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe.
6 September 2015 06:00 UTC—10 September 06:00 UTC
Parts of the Middle East shrouded in a persistent dust cloud in early September 2015.
19 September 2013 08:00—12:00 UTC
On 19 September 2013 a dust storm was observed on the Dust RGB over central South Africa.
27 February 2014 00:00 UTC to 2 March 20:00 UTC
A deep trough over northern Africa triggered a major dust outbreak in Feb 2014.
16 October 2014 12:00 UTC–17 October 05:00 UTC
Rare dust storms travelled more than 800 km across South Africa in October 2014.
28 May 2013 06:00 UTC
Dust from North Africa embedded in a frontal system, swept over the eastern Mediterranean.
5 July 2014
On 5 July a jet-like dust plume travelled southward across Libya.
15 February 2021 07:00 UTC-19 February 08:00 UTC
Saharan dust heading for Europe in Feb 2021; second major dust outbreak of the season.
29 March 2014 16:00 UTC
Many parts of Western Europe woke on 31 March to find a thin covering of dust on surfaces.