Blowing dust off the coast of Australia
![Himawari-8 True Color RGB images [click to play animation | MP4]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2020/05/Himawari-8_AHI_FLDK_true_color_2020129_000000Z.png)
Himawari-8 True Color RGB images [click to play animation | MP4]
A more subtle signature of the airborne dust (shades of pink) was seen in a longer animation of Himawari-8 Dust RGB images (below), which included nighttime periods prior to and after the True Color image sequence.
![Himawari-8 Dust RGB images [click to play animation | MP4]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2020/05/Himawari-8_AHI_FLDK_dust_2020129_000000Z.png)
Himawari-8 Dust RGB images [click to play animation | MP4]
Thick and large haze cloud coming of Australia , it could be dust (AEs are low) but cannot rule out resuspended ash from last summer’s fires. pic.twitter.com/Hcwz55oufi
— Santiago Gassó (@SanGasso) May 8, 2020