According to BBC, a Saharan dust cloud slammed the area on 15 March, turning the skies orange across Spain
Social media platforms were flooded with photographs of the red-orange sky in Spain. Twitter/ @DescubreSalinas
Social media platforms were flooded with photographs of the red-orange sky in Spain. People looked at the colourful sky in awe, unaware that it was a signal of danger for the European nation.
According to BBC, a Saharan dust cloud slammed the area on 15 March, turning the skies orange across Spain.
Residents filled Twitter with unusual pictures of the colourful sky. One of the users, Descubre Salinas shared a photograph in which the vast orange coloured sky over the landscape could be seen.
Watch the mesmerising photograph here:
Another Twitter user shared a video clip of the sky. The clip showed Spain’s landscape appearing bright red-orange. Since being shared, the video has garnered over 24,500 views.
Watch the video here:
Residents of Spain were surprised when they woke to the red-orange sky. As per Spain’s weather service, visibility in Madrid as well as neighbouring cities such as Granada and Leon had dropped to 2.5 miles, as reported by Associated Press.
As red-orange dust-filled parts of Spain alarmed authorities, a warning of extremely bad air quality was issued for Madrid. Residents were advised to use face masks and refrain from going outside, reported AP.
The dust storm was described as “extraordinary and very intense” by Spain’s weather service, which also predicted that it would continue to spread through on Wednesday.
The weather service spokesperson Ruben del Campo told AP that the Sahara Desert’s expansion over the last century has raised the risk of greater dust storms in Europe.
He also highlighted that it is not clear that climate change played a role in this incident.
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