File:Dust storm over the Persian Gulf (MODIS 2015-09-10).jpg
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English: A massive dust storm swirled over Iraq and Syria in late August and early September 2015. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite captured this true-color image of the storm four days after it began, as it was spreading over the entire Persian Gulf basin.
A massive sandstorm was also reported in Syria on September 7, and that storm expanded into Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey by September 8, according to press reports. According to BBC News, at least 700 people have been hospitalized due to breathing difficulties, and two people have died from the sandstorm. Sand and dust storms are the most common natural hazard in the arid lands of the Middle East. |
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Date | Taken on 3 September 2015 | ||
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Author | Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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