John
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Just been cleaning some of our share of Sahara sand dust of my Cali. :crazy
Yesterday did you, like me, wake up to a coating of grimy orange dust blotches that had been deposited by rain on your Cali.The phenomenon appeared to have covered a wide area with reports coming in from towns and cities all over the UK.
On 23rd June last week a storm swept up a large amount of sand and dust from the western Sahara up into the atmosphere.
It spread westwards over the Atlantic before getting caught up in a strong southerly wind, dragging it north over Spain before it arrived over the UK.
In the atmosphere, over the UK, the sand and dust got mixed up in warm and humid air which caused thunder storms and heavy rain in the UK.
The dust can get caught up in the water droplets in clouds which then fall to the ground and when the water evaporates a thin layer of dust is left on surfaces - like our Cali's bodywork.
Many people noticed this in the South West of the UK yesterday, with the dust then spreading north and east overnight to bring it to a much wider area.
I won't complain thou as our little temperate Island has been submitted to a unusually high amount of unusual weather phenomenon lately including flooding tornado's and even giant hailstones.
There are always winners and losers in these situations.
The dust storm was delivering a bonus to car washes which were busy with drivers wanting to get their motors clean.
However, it caused a headache for car sales lots where staff were faced with a massive clean-up operation. :headwall
John
Yesterday did you, like me, wake up to a coating of grimy orange dust blotches that had been deposited by rain on your Cali.The phenomenon appeared to have covered a wide area with reports coming in from towns and cities all over the UK.
On 23rd June last week a storm swept up a large amount of sand and dust from the western Sahara up into the atmosphere.
It spread westwards over the Atlantic before getting caught up in a strong southerly wind, dragging it north over Spain before it arrived over the UK.
In the atmosphere, over the UK, the sand and dust got mixed up in warm and humid air which caused thunder storms and heavy rain in the UK.
The dust can get caught up in the water droplets in clouds which then fall to the ground and when the water evaporates a thin layer of dust is left on surfaces - like our Cali's bodywork.
Many people noticed this in the South West of the UK yesterday, with the dust then spreading north and east overnight to bring it to a much wider area.
I won't complain thou as our little temperate Island has been submitted to a unusually high amount of unusual weather phenomenon lately including flooding tornado's and even giant hailstones.
There are always winners and losers in these situations.
The dust storm was delivering a bonus to car washes which were busy with drivers wanting to get their motors clean.
However, it caused a headache for car sales lots where staff were faced with a massive clean-up operation. :headwall
John
