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NASA: Atmospheric River of Dust From Sahara Drops on Western Europe

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On March 15, 2022, a plume of Saharan dust was blown out of North Africa and across the Mediterranean into Western Europe. The dust turned skies orange, blanketed cities, impaired air quality, and stained ski slopes. Related: Dust and Sand From the Sahara Turns European Ski Resorts Orange The plume was driven by an atmospheric river arising from Storm Celia, [โ€ฆ]

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Dust and Sand From the Sahara Turns European Ski Resorts Orange

Sand and dust from the Sahara desert have been carried more than 1,500 miles in the air by currents and dumped over large parts of Europe, turning ski resorts orange and reaching as far as the UK. Strong storms across the African desert whipped-up dust turning the wintry scenes a dramatic orange color. Resorts in the French and Swiss Alps were affected [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 16, 2022
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โ€œAbnormally Large Dust Cloudโ€ En-Route From Sahara to North America | Expect Stunning Sunsets

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An โ€œabnormally large dust cloudโ€ from the Sahara desert in Africa is en-route to the east coast of the United States and the Caribbean right now and is expected to land on the Gulf Coast between Tuesday and Thursday. Related: Dust Storm from the Sahara Turns European Ski Resorts a โ€˜Mars-Likeโ€™ Orange Although large dust clouds are common this time [โ€ฆ]

WeatherBrains | June 22, 2020
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Everything is Connected: Glaciers In New Zealand Contaminated With Australian Bushfireโ€™s Ashes

Last Wednesday, the first of January 2020, people in the South Island of New Zealand woke up to what has been described as an โ€œorange haze and red sunโ€, caused by the drifting smoke coming from the bushfires in Australia. The wildfires have been burning for more than 2 months, more specifically in the states of New South Wales and [โ€ฆ]

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Micho | January 3, 2020
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Dust is having a Massive Impact on the Colorado Rockies | Rapidly Speeding Up Snowpack Melt

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For most of the winter, it stays hidden, buried under blankets of snow. Then, the days grow longer. The sunโ€™s rays begin to melt the top layers, causing water to percolate through the snow and ice or evaporate, revealing; dust. How can something so simple undermine our water infrastructure, stress wildlife and lengthen the wildfire season all at once? Snowpack [โ€ฆ]

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Steven Agar | April 24, 2018
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VIDEO: Steep Spine Skiing in Iran

Imagine youโ€™re travelling on your car and you see some big, breathtaking mountains at the horizon. As you get closer, you feel like if you were in Alaska. But you realize something: there is no snow. This happened to Fabian Lentsch and his crew of snowmads while they were on their truck across the Middle East. Steep Spine Skiing is possible [โ€ฆ]

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Matias Ricci | April 29, 2016
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