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Massive, 1000 km Duststorm Hits Chad in Africa Chad, Africa (HDW) May 28, 2004 -
On May 28, 2004, a massive dust storm was sweeping
from the northeast corner of Chad to its western border, a distance of
roughly 900 kilometers (560 miles). The dust storm appears to be originating
in the Depression du Mourdi behind the dark semi-circle of the Ennedi
Mountains in northeastern Chad. Near its origin, the airborne dust is
easy to see against the darker orange of the ground. As the dust spreads
across the country and into Niger in the west, the dust becomes harder
to see. The problem is not unique to this image—dust storms are
often hard to spot in satellite imagery unless the dust is blown over
water or some other feature that is a different color than the dust. |
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