The Latest Breaking News from Sahara

Saharan dust has been carried more than 1,500 miles in the air by currents and dumped over large parts of Europe, with ski resorts turned orange and a tint in the skies of the UK

The Met Office has said the dust, which is 2km above ground level, may fall during showers in southern parts of the country in the afternoon.

A huge sandstorm that turned the skies of Madrid burnt orange is expected to descend on parts of England by Wednesday morning.

Atmospheric scientist Dr Claire Ryder has warned Brits of a significant reduction in air quality and a high chance that motorists could wake up to find their cars covered in Saharan dust tomorrow morning

Eerie orange skies have been spotted in parts of the UK and Europe.

Many people woke up in Madrid on Tuesday to find a layer of red dust covering terraces, streets and cars

The poor air quality could be felt in Britain as soon as Wednesday, a forecaster has predicted

As the skies in some parts of Spain glow after a mass of hot air from the Sahara dumped dust in areas of the country, people have been warned not to stay outside for long periods - and now a warning has been issued to Brits

Spain has issued extremely poor air quality ratings for Madrid and a large swath of the country after a mass of hot air from the Sahara dumped dust after crossing the Mediterranean

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Tuesday that Washington supports the autonomy plan, proposed by Morocco in 2007, as a final solution to the conflict over the Moroccan Sahara. "The United States continues to consider the Moroccan autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic, and as an…

Snowfall in a hot desert may seem a contradiction but snow has been recorded several times in the Sahara Desert over the last decades, most recently in January 2022. Thus, snowfall may be unusual but is not unprecedented in the region.