What has caused the sun to turn red today? - The Worcester Observer

What has caused the sun to turn red today?

Worcester Editorial 16th Oct, 2017   0

YOU may have noticed the eerily strange reddish sky and red-coloured sun in the skies above Worcester today.

The Met Office has said they believe the strange weather phenomena may be due to ex-Hurricane Ophelia blowing in tropical air and dust from the Sahara.

Debris from forest fires in Spain and Portugal may also be contributing to the unusual coloured sky.

The sun appears to be red as a result of the dust causing light particles to be refracted and reflected in longer wavelengths.




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