On April 17, 2005 the people of Greece found their
cournty covered in a fine, orange-colored dust.
This satellite photograph taken by the Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectometer (MODIS), shows how strong southern
winds carried desert dust from Egypt and Lybia over Greece.
This is a common occurance in the spring, and according
to NASA's Earth Observatory "The winds that
produced this dust storm blew at an average of 75-89 kilometers
per hour (47-55 mph) near the sea’s surface, and stronger
winds prevailed higher in the atmosphere."
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This satellite picture of Mt. Olympus is
courtesy of NASA, Earth Observatory
Other spellings:
Greece, Greek, Hellas, Ellas, Ellada,
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