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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Saharan dust plume to transform UK sunrises and sunsets this week

People enjoy the early spring weather during sunset in Hyde Park, central London.
People enjoy the early spring weather during sunset in Hyde Park, central London. The UK is set to experience unusual 'blood rain' this week caused by fine sand from the Sahara desert Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

A vast plume of Saharan dust is expected to light up the skies over much of the UK this week.

The fine sand lifted from the deserts of north Africa will travel thousands of miles on warm southerly air currents and is expected to coat cars and other outdoor surfaces, forecasters said.

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