Ileana Calotescu
An air mass laden with dust particles of Saharan origin has affected my country in recent days. Saharan dust is a mixture of sand and dust from the Sahara, the vast desert area that covers most of North Africa. How is it possible for the Saharan dust to go so far. Simple! As in other parts of the world, the wind can blow strongly over deserts – whipping up dust and sand high into the sky. If the winds in the upper part of the atmosphere are blowing north, the dust can be carried over Europe. I remember that last year, at this time, something similar happened. In the photo, you can see today’s sunrise in an atmosphere full of Saharan dust. You can see what a sunrise looks like in a dust-free atmosphere if you click here.
The photo was taken from my balcony in the morning.
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Have you witnessed such a phenomenon?
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Amazing to see this happen. I have never personally witnessed it before.
This is happening, when big dust storms in the Sahara have the same direction as the southerly wind.
I didn’t know that can occur. The wind must be very strong to transport sand over large bodies of water.
Once it is lifted from the ground by strong winds, the cloud of dust reach very high altitudes and can be transported worldwide.
Beautiful picture, dust or not!
Thank you, Dawn! The picture is beautiful but the air is not very clean!🙂
large volcanos do something similar. It is a well-timed and really nice picture, however! the dust is clearly obscuring the rising sun!!!
Thank God we don’t have volcanoes in the area! The dust in the atmosphere is really obvious. The sun has no brightness today.
yes volcanos are really bad. I have only been in areas right before or after an eruption so far.
This phenomenon is very natural here. Sands from Morocco. This dirt is most visible on cars. The photo is magnificent.
It doesn’t happen very often here. At least once a year. Rain leads to a faster deposition of dust on cars.