New map of aerosol components shows Hurricane Lane, North American Wildfires, dust from the Sahara reaching Portugal and Spain, and two typhoons in the West Pacific [OC]

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image showing New map of aerosol components shows Hurricane Lane, North American Wildfires, dust from the Sahara reaching Portugal and Spain, and two typhoons in the West Pacific [OC]

Geographist on August 24th, 2018 at 12:12 UTC »

Data: NASA GEOS-5 Model, NASA Black Marble

Tools: Bash, GDAL, QGIS, Photoshop for annotations

More info and larger images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92654/just-another-day-on-aerosol-earth

Sparrownowl on August 24th, 2018 at 12:48 UTC »

I think it was Planet Earth 2 that talked about how Saharan dust is vital to South American rainforests’ growth. Really interesting.

erjo5055 on August 24th, 2018 at 15:12 UTC »

That wildfire smoke is no joke. I'm visiting Montana and not only does it obstruct your view but its everywhere and impossible to avoid breathing unless you're inside.