Ciudad Juárez.- The strong gusts of wind that were recorded in various regions of the state were captured from space by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite, on March 16.
The #GOESWest????️️is tracking a #DustStorm being kicked up by a strong storm system in the Southwest. The dust is sweeping into New Mexico and West Texas, seen in this #GeoColor product (left) and this DEBRA Dust product (right), which makes the dust (yellow) easier to spot. pic.twitter.com/X4b9JtkF3M
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) March 16, 2021
In images disseminated on social networks and replicated by various media at the national level, it can be seen how the dust collectors cross the state territory.
Here’s a zoomed-out image of where the dust is in relation to the storm system in the southwestern U.S. pic.twitter.com/z3hyMGcQjl
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) March 16, 2021
Netnoticias reported that the strong winds that were registered in the region reached up to 80 kilometers per hour and the air quality was poor, according to recommendations from the municipal Civil Protection.
To who #Chihuahua #CHIH we also have a #DustStorm #dust #dust sandstorm, although smaller than that of #China @CEPC_Chih #ABI #GOES16 #GOESeast pic.twitter.com/wSOHI5ZVeL
– jhbravo (@ jhbravo3) March 16, 2021
Milenio reported that the images identified sources of dust in Willcox Playa, Laguna Los Moscos, the Nuevo Casas Grandes river, the Santa María river basin, Laguna Palomas, Paleolake Palomas, the floodplain of the Mimbres river and White Sands.
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