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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a true-color image of an ongoing dust storm on January 8.

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English: Strong winds carried plumes of tan dust southward across the Gulf of Oman in early January 2024. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a true-color image of an ongoing dust storm on January 8. The dust appears to rise primarily from coastal point sources in Iran (west), with some also blowing off of Pakistan (east). Additional dust can be seen rising from inland areas and also blowing southwards. Iran sits in an area known as the Dust Belt, an extensive band of arid, sandy land that contains the Earth’s largest and most persistent sources of desert dust. The Dust Belt stretches from the Sahara Desert in Africa and across the Middle East to the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia. Dust storms are one of the most frequent natural hazards that occur in Iran and Pakistan and can happen at any time of the year.
Date Taken on 8 January 2024
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