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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of the dust-filled event on April 10.

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English: Heavy winds drove plumes of dust over Libya and the Gulf of Sirte in early April 2017. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of the dust-filled event on April 10. Dust and sandstorms are the most frequent natural hazards that strike Libya. While the coast of the country enjoys a relatively mild Mediterranean climate, the interior is extremely arid. More than 90 percent of Libya’s land surface consists of semi-desert or desert, with large sand seas stretching across much of the country. When the hot, strong ghibli (wind) blows, the sand seas provide copious material to create blinding dust storms that reach far across the Mediterranean Sea.
Date Taken on 10 April 2017
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Author Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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