Athens turns orange under North Africa’s Sahara dust clouds
Al Jazeera
Athens turned orange as winds deposited sand from North Africa on the Greek capital.
Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks.
Strong winds carried the dust from the Sahara Desert, giving the atmosphere of the capital a Martian-like filter amid the last hours of daylight.
The skies were predicted to clear on Wednesday as winds shift and move the dust, with temperatures dipping.
On Tuesday, the daily high in parts of the southern island of Crete topped 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), more than 20C (36F) higher than temperatures registered across northern Greece.
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