Dust Over Italy and Balkans

The recent North African dust cloud has moved eastward. This SeaWiFS image shows that it is now over Italy and the Balkan Peninsula.

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Maps of Italy

A few fires were detected across Italy (center) on July 20, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution...

The Alps serve as a natural barrier, trapping smog and haze in the valleys of northern...

Situated on one of Italys Aeolian Islands due north of Sicily, the Stromboli Volcano erupted again...

On December 30, 2002, Sicilys Mt. Etna continued to produce an ash plume visible from space....

Snow enhances the contrast and emphasizes the relief of the Alps that tower over northern Italy...

On April 13, 2002, a Saharan dust storm was blowing dust out over northern Africa and...

This true-color MODIS image shows a phytoplankton bloom along the coasts of Sicily and Calabria, Italy....

This is probably about the time of year when the Alps have the least snow cover....

This SeaWiFS image shows high concentrations of atmospheric dust blowing from the north coast of Africa...

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

SeaWiFS saw this dust cloud blowing towards Italy from northern Africa.

SeaWiFS viewed extremely heavy haze over Venice in this image.