Dust from the Sahara Desert is currently moving across the Atlantic Ocean, which could make skies in the South hazy during early June. The Sahara Desert in North Africa spans more than 3.5 million ...

When Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few days, it can transform the sky. Tiny particles drifting in the atmosphere scatter blue light while ...

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on Earth, stretching across much of North Africa. But its vast dunes, rocky plateaus, and dry basins didn’t appear overnight. In this video we explore the ...

In March 2026, winds carried Saharan dust to Europe, creating dirty rain in Spain, France, and the UK while affecting weather, clouds, and solar power, according to NASA and MeteoSwiss.

When the airborne particles mixed with rain-bearing weather systems, the result was muddy or "blood rain" that left a brownish residue on cars, buildings and streets.

Residents of Worcester may be noticing the skies are a little more hazy and some items have a fine layer of Sahara Desert sand.

Today, the Sahara is a 3.6-million-square-mile expanse of blistering sand, sweeping dunes, and barren rock. It defines the very concept of an inhospitable wasteland. Yet, hidden deep within the arid ...

Richard Washington receives funding from NERC and FCDO. When Saharan dust reaches the UK and Europe, as a huge country-sized cloud did over the past few days, it can transform the sky. Tiny particles ...