A choking dust cloud has turned the skies of the Middle East an apocalyptic red with some experts fearing the storm could spread through Europe next week.
The Gulf states of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Syria and Iraq are currently caked in a thick blanket of orange-coloured air.
The region has been suffering the extreme weather conditions since mid-March, but regional experts believe the current patch could have "far-reaching consequences globally".
In March, the sand-laden winds even reached as far west as UK shores, while a few weeks earlier it hit parts of Spain and France - where the snow-topped slopes of the Alps were turned a muddy brown by the storm.
The Saharan dust cloud created a "blood rain" effect in London, and left UK streets covered in dust.
But experts believe this current storm could be far more dangerous and potentially deadly, with doctors in Syria now treating patients unable to breathe after inhaling the dust.
Most of the Gulf states have already declared a state of emergency.
And Muge Akpinar-Elci, dean of the school of public health at the University of Nevada told The Guardian: "It is very concerning.
"Dust storms do not just impact one country or specific location in the world and can have far-reaching consequences globally."
According to weather service Accuweather, the UK will experience level eight UV rays on the UV index from Saturday, June 18 - which is rated as "unhealthy".
It is set to last for three days, until Monday, June 20.
This is the same rating London had when the "blood rain" hit the country last month - and could be a sign that the deadly dust clouds are coming our way.
Syria's healthy ministry spokesman, Seif al-Bard confirmed that three people had died from the dust in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, and he issued an ominous warning to the rest of the world.
He said: "The impact of dust storms exceeds regional and continental boundaries.
"So this is not somebody else's problem, this is everyone's problem."
In May, a Met Office spokesman said: "Each year on several occasions the UK will see rain falling with some amount of dust mixed into it.
"This usually comes from the Sahara before mixing in clouds and falling out.
"However, the dust we see is usually yellow or brown and mixed in very low concentrations - so the rain would look just the same as usual.
"The only difference would be that you might find a thin film of dust on your car or windows after the water has evaporated."
