African Dust Covers Athens’ Acropolis

Just recently, African dust coming from the Sahara covered much of southern Greece and Crete. With plenty of pictures to prove it, the environment looked more like it belonged on planet Mars with the entire city covered by a thick orange cloud of dust.

The Athens Observatory stated that it was one of the largest ever transfer of Sahara desert sand to Greece. 

In fact, the orange cloud of dust wasn't just seen in Athens, it was seen around the country. Dust storms are a regular occurrence in Greece, particularly around this time in the spring. Sand and dust storms are a natural meteorological phenomenon, although the Mediterranean region is seeing more of them thanks to global warming, land conversions, and agricultural practices that lead to desertification and drought.

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