Dust storm in Burkina Faso

A massive dust storm in Burkina, Africa (bottom center), has created an opaque, sandy shroud for the land locked West African country. The storm seems to be extending north into Mali and east into southwestern Niger. This image was acquired by MODIS on April 10, 2002.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 12, 2002
Data acquired April 10 - 10, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Collection:

Visible Earth