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| Keywords: Dust Storm near Lake Chad, Image of the Day DVIDS844465.jpg en Dust from the Bodele depression in Chad Africa image right is blowing across the Lake Chad region in this modis gsfc nasa gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS image taken by the terra nasa gov/ Terra satellite on November 10 2003 As recently as the 1960s Lake Chad filled an area in the depression roughly the size of Lake Erie in North America but lack of rain and increased demand for irrigation water have shrunk the shorelines of the lake leaving much of the Bodele depression dry Now dust storms in the Bodele depression are common The low-lying area is a major source of windblown dust in Europe the Middle East and the Western Hemisphere Seen as streaks of white against the orange desert sands in this true-color image the dust partially obscures the northern shores of Lake Chad lower left from view NASA Identifier Chad_2003314 2011-06-30 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/844465 844465 2013-02-08 10 26 WASHINGTON D C US PD-USGov Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Dust storms Satellite pictures of Chad Lake Chad Satellite pictures of lakes NASA MODIS images of Africa 2003 in Africa | ||||
