Cyclone Chapala over the Gulf of Aden
Tropical Cyclone Chapala made landfall on mainland Yemen early on Nov. 3, 2015, is the first hurricane-strength storm on record to make landfall in this country.
Dust Storm sweeps across populated areas in Middle East
Major dust storm enveloping heavily populated areas in the Middle East and North Africa, captured by MODIS, in September 2015.
Analysing the Winds of Tropical Storm Ana
Ana is the first tropical storm of the North Atlantic hurricane season, in mid-May 2015. The storm made landfall along the Carolina coast, on May 10 and
Cloudy Earth global map
A study based on 13 years of satellite data estimated that about 67 percent of Earth’s surface is typically covered by clouds.
Eastern U.S. in a record-breaking ‘Freezer’
NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the snow-covered eastern U.S. that looks like the states have been sitting in a freezer.
Saharan Dust over the Mediterranean Sea
In early February 2015, Greece and Turkey was pummeled by strong southwesterly winds. They also bring ashore a cloud of dust that originated in Africa’s Sahara Desert.