Climate Change Implications and Use of Early Warning Systems for Global Dust Storms - Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems for Climate Change - page 152

Fig. 8.4 ( a ) NASA/GMAO GEOS-5 0 hour forecast image of dust aerosol optical thickness
from 30 July 2013 (NASA 2013b ); ( b ) Image from NASA's OMI on the Aura satellite from
30 July 2013 (NASA 2013e ); ( c ) NASA MODIS Terra satellite image from 30 July 2013 showing
dust from the Sahara Desert blowing over the Atlantic Ocean and Cape Verde (NASA 2013c ;
visualisation by author)
Additionally, dust from the Sahara can also affect cloud development and precipita-
tion patterns. There is some evidence that shows dust from this area can suppress
tropical cyclone development, but more research is needed to confi rm the claim
(NASA 2013d ). Figure 8.4 shows a dust storm that originated in the Sahara Desert
blowing over Cape Verde and the Atlantic Ocean. The corresponding global aerosol