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Wednesday, 24 March 2021

11 March 16:30 UTC-15 March 2021 23:00 UTC

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Major dust outbreaks - Africa, Middle East & China

Meteosat-8 spots series of dust outbreaks in March 2021.

Dust RGB

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

26 June 2018 00:00 UTC–01 July 00:00 UTC

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Meteosat-11 and GOES-16 eyes on dust transport over Atlantic

Dust lifted over Sahara by the ITCZ convective activity was transported over the Atlantic and seen by the Meteosat-11 and GOES-16 satellites.

GOES-16 and MSG-4 eyes on dust transport over Atlantic

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

25 June 2014 10:45 UTC

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Dust from Africa travels to Brazil

Typically, every year between June and August dust travels across the Atlantic. This example shows dust reaching Brazil, during the FIFA World Cup.

Dust from Africa travels to Brazil

Friday, 21 February 2020

22-27 February 2020, Various times

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Dust over the Canaries

Record dense dust over the Canary Islands originates near the African coast.

Dust over the Canaries

Sunday, 6 September 2015

06 September 2015 06:00 UTC—10 September 06:00 UTC

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Large dust cloud over the Middle East

Many parts of the Middle East were shrouded in a persistent dust cloud in early September.

Large dust cloud over the Middle East

Monday, 8 February 2021

5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC

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Meteosat-11 captures plume of Saharan dust coming from northern Africa

On 5-6 February 2021, a massive amount of Saharan dust was advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe.

Met-11 Convection RGB (header)

Thursday, 19 September 2013

19 September 2013 08:00—12:00 UTC

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Dust in the Free State (South Africa)

On 19 September 2013, between 08:30 UTC and 12:00 UTC, a dust storm was observed on the Dust RGB over the central part of South Africa, in the Province known as the Free State.

Dust in the Free State (South Africa)

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

27 February 2014 00:00 UTC to 2 March 20:00 UTC

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Cyclone transports dust across Mediterranean Sea to Turkey

A deep trough over northern Africa triggered a major dust outbreak in Feb 2014.

African cyclone transports dust across the Mediterranean Sea to Turkey

Tuesday, 23 February 2021

15 February 2021 07:00 UTC-19 February 08:00 UTC

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Large dust plume ejecting off west Africa

Saharan dust heading for Europe in Feb 2021; second major dust outbreak of the season

NOAA-20 True Color 18 Feb 2021

Thursday, 29 March 2018

29 March 2018 00:00–21:00 UTC

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Sharp Dust Boundary over northern Africa

A sharp dust boundary formed in March 2018, after the clash of a dry and dusty Saharan air mass with a moist tropical air mass.

Sharp Dust Boundary over northern Africa

Thursday, 16 October 2014

16 October 2014 12:00 UTC–17 October 05:00 UTC

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Dust storms over parts of South Africa

Dust storms are rare events in South Africa, one which travels more than 800 km across the country is even more uncommon.

Dust storms over central and north-eastern parts of South Africa

Friday, 19 September 2014

19 September 2014 10:00 UTC–20 September 15:00 UTC

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Saharan dust over the Balearic Islands

Plumes of Saharan dust can be seen moving from Algeria across the Mediterranean towards the Balearic Islands.

Saharan dust over the Balearics
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