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   August 3, 2022 - Dust Plume over the Gulf of Aden   
      
      Dust plume   
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      A thick plume of dust blew off the Horn of Africa and over the blue   
      waters of the Gulf of Aden in early August 2022. The Moderate   
      Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua   
      satellite acquired a true-color image of the scene on August 1.   
      
      A wide, thick plume rises from an arid, dust-filled region near   
      Somalia’s coast to stretch more than 250 miles (402 km) over the Gulf.   
      Two smaller plumes appear to arise from point-sources in Djibouti, to   
      the northwest of the largest plume.   
      
      Because much of the Horn of Africa is extremely arid, dust storms are   
      one of the most common natural hazards. Somalia has been suffering from   
      long-standing drought, which increases desertification and creates   
      conditions ripe for more frequent sandstorm. It also worsens a   
      humanitarian crisis in that country brought about by drought and   
      conflict.   
      
      A Situation Report written by the United Nations Office for the   
      Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and published on ReliefWeb   
      on July 7, 2022, states, “Drought conditions have deteriorated in   
      Somalia following an unprecedented fourth consecutive failed rainy   
      season; eight areas - up from six in May- are facing the risk of   
      famine. More than 7 million people are affected, up from 6.1 million in   
      May, and over 805,000 are displaced. For the first time since 2017,   
      pockets of catastrophic food insecurity have been confirmed, affecting   
      more than 213,000 people. At least 200 children have died in   
      malnutrition centres since January.”   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 8/1/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (351.6 KB),  500m (874.5 KB),  250m (591.2   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-08-03   
       
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