Mediterranean Dust

Dust spreading northward from North Africa over the Mediterranean and into Italy and the Balkans is seen in this SeaWiFS image.

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Maps of Italy

Relatively few clouds mar the view of Italy in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image...

A river of Saharan dust is flowing northeastward from the deserts of northern Africa in this...

Situated on one of Italys Aeolian Islands due north of Sicily, the Stromboli Volcano began another...

Situated on one of Italys Aeolian Islands due north of Sicily, the Stromboli Volcano began another...

This pair of true- and false-color images feature snow in Italy and the surrounding countries and...

This pair of true- and false-color images feature snow in Italy and the surrounding countries and...

The northernmost of Italy’s Aeolian Islands, Stromboli is simply the summit of a volcanic mountain that...

Off the east coast of Italy, sediments brighten the coastal waters of the Adriatic Sea (right)....

A bank of fog has snuggled up to the southern coast of Italy in the Golfo...

Italia 25 Marzo 2003

MODIS captured this true-color image of Italy and nearby islands on June 5, 2001. The islands...

This true-color MODIS image shows several fires (red dots) burning in southern Italy, as well as...