The Latest Breaking News from Sahara

Saharan Dust Storm Covers Spain, Reaches France and Portugal

For a second straight day, a huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe in large parts of Spain and gave cleaning crews extra work in France and Portugal to remove the film of dirt from cars and buildings. The European Union’s Copernicus…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2022

Rare ‘blood rain’ weather could hit Ireland on St Patrick’s Day as huge Saharan dust storm spreads

Satellite images show huge amounts of dust spreading across Europe, as people share eerie pictures of skies glowing orange in Portugal, Germany and Spain

Irish Mirror · Mar 16, 2022

Saharan dust storm covers Spain, reaches France and Portugal

A huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert has made it hard to breathe in large parts of Spain for a second straight day

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022

Warning as Saharan dust cloud that turns sky orange heads for UK

A huge sandstorm that turned the skies of Madrid burnt orange is expected to descend on parts of England by Wednesday morning.

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2022

UK weather warning: Huge dust storm that's turned sky in Spain ORANGE heading to England

Atmospheric scientist Dr Claire Ryder has warned Brits of a significant reduction in air quality and a high chance that motorists could wake up to find their cars covered in Saharan dust tomorrow morning

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2022

Rare 'blood rain' weather could hit Scotland as Sahara Desert dust turns sky orange

Eerie orange skies have been spotted in parts of the UK and Europe.

Daily Record · Mar 15, 2022

Madrid residents told to stay indoors as red Saharan dust sweeps city

Many people woke up in Madrid on Tuesday to find a layer of red dust covering terraces, streets and cars

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2022

Sahara dust turning skies orange over Europe could be heading for UK next

The poor air quality could be felt in Britain as soon as Wednesday, a forecaster has predicted

Manchester Evening News · Mar 15, 2022

Sky turns orange as dust from Sahara desert falls across Spain - and UK could be next

As the skies in some parts of Spain glow after a mass of hot air from the Sahara dumped dust in areas of the country, people have been warned not to stay outside for long periods - and now a warning has been issued to Brits

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2022

Dust from Sahara dumped on Spain, coloring sky orange

Spain has issued extremely poor air quality ratings for Madrid and a large swath of the country after a mass of hot air from the Sahara dumped dust after crossing the Mediterranean

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022