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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this true-color image of a massive dust and sand storm over Saudi Arabia and Iraq on October 29, 2017.

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English: The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this true-color image of a massive dust and sand storm over Saudi Arabia and Iraq on October 29, 2017. The desert regions of the Middle East contribute to annual dust storms like this one, which is reported to have originated in northern Syria and Iraq.
Date 30 October 2017 (upload date)
Source Huge Sandstorm Blows Across Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Author NOAA

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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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