Dustup
Dustup
Photograph courtesy NASA
A giant plume of dust rising from the deserts in southern Egypt races over the Red Sea in this panoramic snapshot taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on June 22. (See more desert pictures.)
The delta of the southern Egyptian river Khor Baraka—more than 340 miles (550 kilometers) below the ISS—is a large area filled with loose sand and clay that gets routinely kicked up by strong winds channeled into the area by nearby hills.
Published July 12, 2013
