(Reblogged from CNN)
Sky turns orange across UK
(by Judith Vonberg and Brandon Miller)
The sky turned orange across parts of the UK on Monday as dust and smoke from fires in southern Europe swept north.
The reddish tint was a side effect of the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia and the wildfires that have been raging across Portugal and northwest Spain since Friday.
Smoke and debris from the fires -- along with sand from the Sahara desert -- are being carried north by the storm's strong winds. Particles of smoke, dust and sand bend light to give it a reddish hue.
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The tail of storm Ophelia is carrying smoke and dust north from southern Europe.
The red dots show the locations of the wildfires in Portugal and Spain
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A red-hued sun has been seen before in the UK, but it's this combination of events that has made Tuesday's phenomenon particularly striking.
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| The sky turned dark in some parts of the UK Monday |
With the wind expected to change by Tuesday, the air is likely to clear
Social media users have taken to Twitter and Instagram to document the strange phenomenon.
Journalist Rupert Myers shared this image of a yellow sky above the Thames in London. "Britain has returned to sepia colour," he wrote.
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