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Southern Europe turned orange as areas were covered with dust and sand brought by winds from the Sahara desert.
Rare phenomenon of Saharan desert dust turning the Alps orange. No filter! via @visitswitzerlnd and @srfmeteopic.twitter.com/n7xfonfKh9
— FindTransfers (@FindTransfers) February 6, 2021
There has been a dynamic pattern establishing across Europe this week, with a persistent upper-level High over the Arctic region and northern Europe. One of these systems has deepened across southwestern Europe this weekend and turned the jet stream into south-southwesterly directions. This means the flow comes directly from the Saharan desert and it normally raises the potential to receive Saharan Dust particles across the European continent due to which the sky turned orange in parts of southern Europe as some areas were covered with sand and dust brought by strong winds from the Sahara desert in Africa.
While this is a common occurrence, meteorologists say the winds were stronger than usual - and brought more dust particles with them. The infiltration of desert grit even turned local snow sandy, the BBC said.
Check out the pictures and videos on social media:
Desert dust from Sahara paints European sky burnt orange https://t.co/2Ea6XSpGVZpic.twitter.com/pOgYcxrEQG
— New York Post (@nypost) February 7, 2021
An unusual orange, cloudy sky with some dirty rain. Rain with dust likely coming from the Sahara Desert. Yep. Dust traveled that far and it has happened before in 2014. Still wondering why the world needs to get their act together on climate change? We live in the same planet! pic.twitter.com/0CUMjqueCa
— Christie Bacal-Mayencourt (@Chinkai) February 6, 2021
Apparently it's a sandstorm approaching from the Sahara desert 🏜😳#orangesky#Londontown#London#skyisalight#sandstormfromsaharadesertpic.twitter.com/dXh7IS517c
— Kez Cunningham (@carinosunshine) October 16, 2017
Orange skies in Malta as the Sahara Desert pays us a visit! pic.twitter.com/vQBf2Tzbd5
— Maksims Soļankins (@LLBDup) May 16, 2013
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— AndOREAH Fabellini (@haerone) October 26, 2018
Rooftops in France are seen after the sky turned orange from Sahara desert sand and Portugal wildfire dust carried in by wind from Ophelia pic.twitter.com/b1BiPXn7eW
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 16, 2017
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— AndOREAH Fabellini (@haerone) September 18, 2018
A strong wind from the Sahara Desert covered most of Europe with sand, reaching as far as Switzerland.
— Sergio (@Sergiu28871107) February 7, 2021
Because of what in different countries the sky has acquired an orange or beige hue pic.twitter.com/KOCIAcZaF3
Dust from the Sahara turned snow orange in the Pyrenees and parts of the Alps over the weekend. https://t.co/CVwhXH9btZ
— gkt_wales (@gkt_wales) February 8, 2021
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