Videos and satellite imagery captured a major sandstorm sweeping across southern Morocco on March 30, with dense dust clouds reducing visibility in areas such as Tan-Tan and Smara. Explaining the phenomenon, Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology points to a sharp pressure gradient as the underlying driver.
A recent EU report highlights Morocco as one of the Mediterranean countries hardest hit by drought, with striking before-and-after satellite images from January 2023 and 2024 starkly showcasing the impact.
For the first time, NASA releases a colorful photo of Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, showing the rocks and folding of the mountains. The image was taken more than 700 kilometers above Earth's surface by NASA’s Terra satellite.