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Dust Over the Arabian Sea

Dust Over the  Arabian Sea
A whole lot of dust was blowing southward then eastward across the Arabian Sea on January 22, 2022.

Although dust can be irritating to our eyes, it has been noted as a source of essential nutrients for marine phytoplankton growth in some regions.

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Images credit: Norman Kuring (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, retired)