Tag: Sahara
Athens wrapped in Sahara sand – worst in years
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen All of Athens is embedded in sand from the Sahara. Photo: Petros Giannakouris Large parts of Greece have once again been swept up in sand clouds…
Dramatic increase in migrants across the Sahara after broken EU agreement
When SVT visits the desert city of Agadez in Niger, convoys of migrants depart. The United Nations Organization for Migration, IOM, has seen a dramatic increase since the ban was…
Sand clouds from the Sahara threaten Sweden
An unusually heavy sand cloud from the Sahara puts parts of Europe under it, reports the EU’s climate service Copernicus. During Tuesday evening it may reach Sweden, Finland and northwestern…
Spectacular sunset through Sahara dust: beautiful photos from the province of Utrecht
The beautiful sunset tempted many Utrecht residents to take a photo, including city carillonneur Malgosia Fiebig. Tonight she played the cathedral carillon and shared her amazing view. Other snapshots come…
The sand from the Sahara is coming, here is the mistake to avoid so as not to damage your car
Cleaning sand from a car requires some important precautions to avoid damaging the bodywork. Temperatures exceeding 20 degrees at the start of April make you want to rejoice. Except that…
Sahara sand on all these departments this weekend, a rare episode
This weekend, rising temperatures will be accompanied by a new cloud of sand from the Sahara which risks tinting the sky. Many regions are affected. It is a meteorological phenomenon…
Red desert dust warning for Türkiye! It comes from the Sahara Desert, be careful on Monday! ‘Prepare the masks’
Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology Faculty Member, Climatologist Prof. Dr. Doğan Yaşar said that according to meteorological evaluations, dust is expected to be transported to Turkey…
Beautiful pictures at sunrise through Sahara sand, but also muddy cars: ‘This is quite rare’
The climate expert does not dare to say exactly how long this will last: “One website says that the peak was already on Sunday and other sites say something different.”…
Washington sends diplomat to Algiers to relaunch discussions on Western Sahara
The American administration sent Joshua Harris, the Deputy Secretary of State for the Middle East, to Algeria on Thursday, December 7. With the aim of relaunching discussions about Western Sahara…
Western Sahara: the United Nations calls on Morocco to release Sahrawi prisoners
“Morocco must release the prisoners of the Gdeim Izik group”: this is the appeal launched by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD). In an opinion dated October…