A storm in the Sahara desert sweeps through central Switzerland
Sahara dust drifts over central Switzerland near Mount Brisen and the village of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland.
Updated: March 16, 2022 2:11 PM
Taken from the top of Strasbourg Cathedral, the city of Strasbourg in eastern France appears to be covered in orange light as dust from the Sahara moves over the city, coloring the sky. Storms in the Sahara Desert create large gusts of wind, which lift sand into the air.
Sahara dust drifts over central Switzerland near Mount Brisen and the village of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland.
A sky tinged with red and orange is seen above the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. Spain issued extremely poor air quality ratings for much of Spain on Tuesday after a mass of warm air from the Sahara dumped loads of dust after crossing the Mediterranean.
The Kapellbruecke (literally, Chapel Bridge) and the Wasserturm (Water Tower) in Lucerne appear in new colors, while the sand of the Sahara colors the sky orange and creates a special luminous atmosphere, Switzerland.
A worker cleans up dust from the Sahara Desert in Sol Square in Madrid, Spain.
An orange sky is seen above a building in Navares, southeastern Spain.
Taken from the top of Strasbourg Cathedral, the city of Strasbourg in eastern France appears to be covered in orange light as dust from the Sahara moves over the city, coloring the sky.
People walk as Storm Celia blew sand from the Sahara Desert into Sol Square in Madrid, Spain.