In an event that is not repeated often.. the dust of the Algerian desert roams the European continent and moves to the Levant and covers its sky

Written By محمد عوينة on 2022/03/17

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - In an event that is not repeated often, sands from the African Sahara traveled thousands of kilometers from Africa to make their way towards the European continent and sweeping large parts of it during the past two days, and the daytime of some European cities turned into a dark night. As a result of the movement of upper and middle currents from the air, dust moved to the skies of the Levant.

The reason for this, God willing, is the huge amount of dust and desert sand that was raised from the ground towards the different layers of the atmosphere towards western Europe and quickly moved to the center and then south. The Levant had a share of this dust, especially Palestine and Jordan. This is clearly evident on the ground through the color of the sky tilted to white.

(Image showing: Arab weather satellites monitored the movement of dust towards the area in the dawn hours of Thursday 03/17-2022)

How was the impact of desert sand on the European continent?

As for the effects of desert sand on the European continent, the pioneers of social networking sites across various platforms took pictures of the effects of sandstorms, and the attached picture shows where the sand covered heavy snow in the highlands of France and how the snow became scattered in the African sands.

And there in Switzerland, a picture of the beautiful mountains of Switzerland after being swept by dust

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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