Dust over Iraq

Following the course of the Euphrates River, a large sandstorm swept over Iraq on September 14, 2008. Sandstorms are common in Iraq’s desert terrain, especially during the summer, when a strong northwesterly wind called the shamal blows over the floodplain of Iraq’s Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

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Image courtesy the European Space Agency. Caption by the ESA and Holli Riebeek.

Published September 27, 2008
Data acquired September 14, 2008

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Envisat > MERIS