Finally some accurate reporting here on planet earth.
Hilarious!
And yes, we noticed the yellow sky today. Weird.
Finally some accurate reporting here on planet earth.
Alps with a Martian hue. Dust from the Sahara turned the skies over Europe yellow
Альпы с марсианским оттенком. Пыль из Сахары сделала жёлтым небо над Европой (фото)
Воздушные массы с юга принесли в Европу частицы из африканской пустыни Сахара.www.fontanka.ru
Air masses from the south brought particles from the African Sahara Desert to Europe.
“The dust cloud reached Europe with a southwest anticyclone from North Africa across the Mediterranean. The concentration of dust from the Sahara over Switzerland is particularly high on Saturday and affects our weather, ”writes the Swiss publication SRF on February 6.
Matterhorn is completely out of sight due to dust.
According to local residents, the view outside the window is as if looking through a sepia filter.
If the concentration of dust in the air is high, visibility is impaired. The dust of the Sahara leaves its mark not only in the sky, but also on earth. Microparticles are deposited on surfaces.
And this is how the sky over France looks like:
Hilarious!
And yes, we noticed the yellow sky today. Weird.
what spring melting ? it will get more clean snow on top and the dust becomes a pretty band in future icecoresI wonder how the dust particles will effect the spring melting. I'm thinking it could accelerate melting. Or it might help it to evaporate.
Another concern on top of the rains and flooding.
We observed it here in the Pyrenées too, saturday morning, a thin layer of red-brown dust had covered everything. Although the light had not an orange or yellow glow, maybe because it happened during the nightAlps with a Martian hue. Dust from the Sahara turned the skies over Europe yellow
Альпы с марсианским оттенком. Пыль из Сахары сделала жёлтым небо над Европой (фото)
Воздушные массы с юга принесли в Европу частицы из африканской пустыни Сахара.www.fontanka.ru
Air masses from the south brought particles from the African Sahara Desert to Europe.
“The dust cloud reached Europe with a southwest anticyclone from North Africa across the Mediterranean. The concentration of dust from the Sahara over Switzerland is particularly high on Saturday and affects our weather, ”writes the Swiss publication SRF on February 6.
Matterhorn is completely out of sight due to dust.
According to local residents, the view outside the window is as if looking through a sepia filter.
If the concentration of dust in the air is high, visibility is impaired. The dust of the Sahara leaves its mark not only in the sky, but also on earth. Microparticles are deposited on surfaces.
And this is how the sky over France looks like:
India: Scores feared dead after Himalayan glacier breaks
As many as 150 people are feared dead in India's northern Uttarakhand state after a Himalayan glacier partially broke up, causing heavy flooding.
A Himalayan glacier broke in northern India, leading to widespread heavy flooding
Indian authorities put districts in the north of the country on high alert on Sunday after part of a Himalayan glacier broke and caused widespread heavy flooding.
Twitter users shared videos of the huge water deluge through a valley.
One video showed what the user described as "scary visuals coming in from Chamoli district in Uttarakhand."
Another video showed torrents of water smashing against the rocks on the banks of the river Dhauli Ganga.
Officials told Reuters that people were being evacuated from areas near a river fed by the glacier where they had already seen rising water levels.
100-150 feared dead
The chief secretary for the Uttarakhand state, Om Prakesh, told Reuters that 100 to 150 people were feared dead, but "the actual number has not been confirmed yet."
Local residents told the news agency that they feared workers from the nearby hydropower project had been swept away by the flood as well as other villagers who had been near the river at the time.
"We have no idea how many people are missing, " villager Sanjay Singh Rana said.
The videos shared on social media showed how the dam was unable to hold back the sheer weight of water.
DW's Nimisha Jaiswal in New Delhi said a huge operation is underway in the region to try to save lives.
"We're hearing of multiple teams of rescue management forces being deployed; the army, the national disaster reserve force, as well as border police," she said.
"Thousands [of residents] have already been evacuated but experts say it'll only be clear how extensive the damage is once the floodwaters recede."
A dam was shattered by the floodwaters in Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Avalanche to blame?
The Indian Express said that part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off on Sunday morning, two days after an avalanche on the same glacier.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was "constantly monitoring the unfortunate situation in Uttarakhand."
"India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for everyone’s safety there. Have been continuously speaking to senior authorities and getting updates on NDRF deployment, rescue work and relief operations," he added.
The Uttarakhand province in the mountainous Himalayas region is prone to heavy flooding. In June 2013, record-breaking rainfall led to devastating floods that left almost 6,000 people dead.
[Note that many of these 'record breaking' events have often happened recently]
We observed it here in the Pyrenées too, saturday morning, a thin layer of red-brown dust had covered everything
Not even a week passed we had 1ft+ snow ( 2 ft in some places in 20 miles radius), now we are having snow with 3-6 inches. It is predicted that we will have another 3-6 inches in another 4 days. Lot better than ft's of snow though.2nd time in the last few weeks, we are expected to have around 1 ft of snow here in US North East
www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/winter-storm-bearing-down-on-mid-atlantic-and-northeast/890164/rkeKamX9?jwsource=cl