Dust from the Sahara Desert is causing hazy skies in southern and central England after being swept north by high winds. The Met Office said the Saharan dust was a mixture of sand and dust from the desert, which can reach Europe depending on conditions. Pic @OfficialWXUK/TwitterThe Met Office said in a post on Twitter: "If you live in the south of the UK you may be wondering why the sky has a strange hue this morning. Pic: Simon Treasure/TwitterIn June 2020, NASA observed a large Sahara dust plume over the Atlantic, which showed it had spread over 2,000 miles (3,200km). Image: In 2017, a dust storm from the Sahara caused blood-red skies in parts of the UK.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 01, 2021 10:07 UTC