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July 10, 2023 - Dust in Southwestern Asia

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   Plumes of dust spread across southwestern Asia in the last weeks of
   June and the first week of July, 2023. The Moderate Resolution Imaging
   Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a
   true-color image of the widespread dust event on July 7.

   On this day, most of the dust rose from dry lakebed sediments along the
   border between Iran (west) and Afghanistan (center and north). Strong
   winds sweep the airborne sediments across both Afghanistan and
   Pakistan. In places the dust is so thick that it completely obscures
   the land beneath from view. Dust from the sand seas over western
   Pakistan likely join the dust storm.

   Dust storms are the primary natural hazard in this region, and may
   occur any time of the year. The unsettled summertime winds kept dust
   aloft in southwestern Asia for at least two weeks, with skies
   clearing—at least briefly—on July 9.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 7/7/2023
   Resolutions:  1km (482 KB),  500m (1.2 MB),  250m (709.3 KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-07-10
 
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