These events are caused by dust plumes from the Sahara desert that travel thousands of kilometres across the Mediterranean.

Experts have set out exactly why the skies up north are so hazy and cars are dusty.

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 ...

Recently, red rain, commonly referred to as "Blood Rain," has been observed in parts of Europe. According to Fox Weather News and others on the 13th, local time, the same phenomenon occurred in France ...

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 ...