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Lava Flow by Toussidé Volcano in Tibesti Mountains, Libya and Chad – June...
Libya and Chad - January 4th, 2012 Creating a brown contrast against the yellow sands of the Sahara Desert are the Tibesti Mountains, a range of inactive volcanoes located on the northern edge of the...
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Cloud of Dust in Niger and Chad Encroaches Upon Tibesti Mountains
Dust over Chad and Niger – June 26th, 2012 A thick cloud of dust covers the border between Niger (left) and Chad (right). The dust even blows high enough to partially cover the Tibesti Mountains,...
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Dust Arching Between Tibesti Mountains and Ennedi Plateau, Chad
USA – July 2nd, 2012 Dust blows in an arched shape, dipping to the south, between the Tibesti Mountains (upper left quadrant) and the Ennedi Plateau (lower right quadrant), in Chad. The former extend...
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Dust Blowing by Southern Part of Tibesti Mountains, Chad
Libya and Chad – July 7th, 2012 Dust blows about in the air south of the Tibesti Mountains. While the dust remains in the airspace over Chad, the mountain range extends northward into Libya. Dust...
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Dust Storm in Bodélé Depression
Chad – October 21st, 2012 Light, almost white dust can be seen blowing about the Bodélé Depression, located at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, in Chad, in north central Africa. It is the lowest...
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Dust Storm in Bodélé Depression, Chad
Chad and Mali – November 22nd, 2012 The whitish streak in the upper right quadrant is sand from the Bodélé Depression blowing southwestward. The depression is located at the southern edge of the Sahara...
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Dust in Bodélé Depression Blows Southwest Towards Lake Chad
Chad – December 13th, 2012 The Bodélé Depression, located at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in north central Africa, is a place where dust storms occur on average about 100 days per year. Here,...
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Smoke Over Chad and Central African Republic
Chad and Central African Republic – December 13th, 2012 Smoke covers the lower portion of this image of Chad (above) and the Central African Republic (below). Through the cloud of smoke, several...
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Dust Blowing Across Chad, Niger and Nigeria – December 18th, 2012
Chad – December 17th, 2012 Dust from the Bodélé Depression (right edge, fully visible in full image), in Chad, blows southwestward, north of Lake Chad, and into the neighboring countries of Niger...
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Smoke and Dust Create Haze Over Southern West Africa
Nigeria – December 18th, 2012 A combination of smoke and dust create hazy conditions over southern West Africa. The dust is blowing southwestward from the Bodélé Depression, in Chad (visible towards...
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Fires in Southern Chad and Central African Republic
Chad and Central African Republic – December 19th, 2012 Many fires can be seen burning in southern Chad (above) and the Central African Republic (below). Although hard to distinguish from the smoky...
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Plumes of Dust by Lake Chad and Aïr Mountains, Chad and Niger – December...
Niger and Chad – December 24th, 2012 Three plumes of dust from the Sahara Desert can be seen blowing west-southwestward in this image of West Africa. Near the center, northeast of Lake Chad, are two...
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Dust Storm Near Lake Chad – December 27th, 2012
Niger and Chad – December 25th, 2012 Plumes of dust blow southwestward from the Bodélé Depression, in Chad, towards Lake Chad. A long-term drought in the Sahel region of North Africa that began in the...
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Saharan Dust Around Lake Chad
Chad – January 7th, 2013 Dust blows southward from the Sahara Desert and Bodélé Depression over Chad and Nigeria, but mostly avoids Lake Chad (top center). Due to the annual cycle in winds over the...
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Fires in Southern Chad and Central African Republic
Chad and Central African Republic – January 11th, 2013 Fires burn across southern Chad and the Central African Republic in the lower right quadrant of this image. The plumes of smoke from individual...
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West Africa Veiled by Dust and Smoke
West Africa – January 10th, 2013 Dust from the Bodélé Depression, in the Sahara Desert, blows southwestward towards Lake Chad, and can also be seen south of the lake. The lower portion of the image is...
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Dust Over Tibesti Mountains, Libya and Chad
Chad and Libya – January 28th, 2013 The Tibesti Mountains are a volcanic group of inactive volcanoes with one potentially active volcano in the central Sahara desert in the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti...
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Dust Over Niger and Nigeria
Chad – February 1st, 2013 Dust from the Sahara Desert veils the skies over Chad, Niger and Nigeria (counter-clockwise from upper right). The dust is less thick in Chad and by Lake Chad, where the three...
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Dust Over Chad and Central African Republic
Chad – March 19th, 2013 A cloud of dust hangs over southern Chad (center right) and the Central African Republic (lower right), southeast of Lake Chad (upper left quadrant). A hazy area can also be...
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Dust Over Lake Chad and Southern Aïr Mountains, Chad and Niger
Chad – March 23rd, 2013 Dust blows across the Sahara Desert, creating a thin veil over Lake Chad (below) and south of the Aïr Mountains, a triangular massif in northern Niger (left edge). While the...
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