Britain Prepares for “Blood Rain”
Britain is bracing for an unusual natural phenomenon known as “blood rain,” expected to hit the country in the coming days as a red dust cloud moves across from North Africa and parts of Europe.
The UK Met Office, in collaboration with the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), confirmed that the cloud consists of Sahara Desert dust and sometimes smoke from seasonal biomass fires in tropical Africa. When mixed with regular rainfall, it will cause surfaces and cars to appear red, though it poses no threat to public health.
Mark Barrington, Chief Scientist at the Centre for Atmospheric and Ocean Monitoring, explained that the storm will cover much of southern England and the English Channel at higher altitudes, with dust potentially settling at ground level when combined with rain.
He noted that this phenomenon occurs annually between January and March due to the peak of biomass fires in tropical Africa.
The dust is expected to reach Britain next Tuesday and continue affecting the country through Wednesday, occasionally coloring the sky red or orange on Tuesday evening, according to CAMS forecasts.
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