Sandstorms in China, dark days in Dakota and hydrogen sulphide eruption along the coast of Namibia - this month's stunning shots from space
March brought a massive sandstorm to China. Sand was swept thousands of miles south and east from the arid terrain of Inner Mongolia. The yellow dust reduced visibility and air quality to potentially hazardous levels in Beijing, and as far away as Taiwan and Japan. This image shows the storm on 20 March. This pattern is consistent with the passing of a cold weather front bearing a strong area of low pressure at the surface.
Photograph: Modis/Terra/Nasa
The Guardian
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