A dust plume stretching from the Sahara all the way across the Atlantic Ocean is seen in this image acquired by the GOES-16 environmental satellite on June 6, 2022. The plume was so prominent that it was also spotted by a satellite stationed nearly a million miles away from Earth. For that image, see below. (Credit: RAMMB/CIRA)Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science newsHot, dry winds blowing across the Sahara Desert have driven an enormous plume of dust more than 3,500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

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