Strong seasonal winds carrying dust from northwest Africa over the Canary Islands (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Strong seasonal winds carrying dust from northwest Africa over the Canary Islands

Caption

On Jan. 14, 2022, strong seasonal winds carried dust from northwest Africa over the Canary Islands, causing visibility to drop and air quality to decline. EMIT measures the mineral composition of dust in Earth's arid regions, creating a map that could improve understanding of how dust affects people and communities.

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