Aqua satellite captured the dust storm over El Paso, Texas, U.S. March, April, and May are typically the most active months for airborne dust in El Paso, and with the region gripped by exceptional drought, this has been especially true in 2025. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, is also in the image.
El Paso is the 6th-most populous city in Texas. The city stands on the Rio Grande across the Mexico-United States border from Ciudad Juárez, the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. El Paso has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) featuring hot summers, with little humidity, and cool to mild, dry winters. Rainfall averages 220mm per year, much of which occurs from June through September, and is predominantly caused by the North American Monsoon. El Paso is also the second-largest majority-Hispanic city in the U.S. (after San Antonio), with 81% of its residents being Hispanic.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
