Spain issued extremely poor air quality ratings for Madrid and a large swath of the country today after a mass of hot air from the Sahara dumped dust after crossing the Mediterranean.
The skies above parts of Spain turned orange as a storm brought dust from the Sahara.with red-orange dust, prompting authorities to issue extremely bad air quality warnings Tuesday for Madrid and a large swath of the country.
Spain’s weather service described the dust storm from the Sahara as “extraordinary and very intense,” while adding that it was unclear if it was the worst episode of its kind on record. Spain's weather service forecast that the dust will continue to accumulate through Wednesday and could reach as far north as the Netherlands and northwestern Germany.Many Spaniards awoke to find a layer of red-orange dust covering their terraces, streets and cars.
The wave of hot air has also affected the air quality north of Madrid, as far west as Spain's Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, where these events are more frequent, and in Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean.
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