People across Britain awoke to a glorious orange and red sunrise this morning thanks to Saharan dust in the atmosphere ahead of temperatures hitting up to 59F (15C) later this week. Air coming from the South West has been drawn up to the UK from the Sahara Desert which is also likely to see dust … Read more
Britain could have its hottest day on record today as a band of Saharan air pushes into the country, bringing the first official heatwave in a year and temperatures above 100F (38C) for the second time in a week. The mercury is expected to hit at least 99F (37C) in London and the South East … Read more
An enormous plume of dust from the Sahara Desert has reached the Caribbean Sea on Sunday after traveling more than 3,000 miles as it edges closer to the American South. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first announced the Saharan Air Layer, or SAL, on June 7 as it appeared in satellite images over Africa. The colossal … Read more