Saharan Dust Tracker Today Map. The severe dust storms affecting the middle east throughout may 2022, significantly impacting iraq is being monitored by the copernicus atmosphere monitoring. Some 100 million tons of dust from the sahara desert blow out over the atlantic ocean each year — enough to be visible in satellite photos.
This layer can travel and impact locations thousands of miles away from its african origins, which is. A plume is expected to reach texas this week.