Hurricane Ophelia, carrying dust from Portuguese wildfires and from the Sahara desert, has colored the European skies orange. Here are the 10 most stunning photos from the natural phenomenon.
A picture taken on October 16, 2017, in central Rennes, western France, shows rooftops and the sky after it turned a yellow-ochre colour due to sand from the Sahara desert and dust from wildfires in Portugal being carried by wind from the Storm Ophelia.
A picture taken on October 16, 2017, in central Rennes, western France, shows rooftops and the sky after it turned a yellow-ochre colour due to sand from the Sahara desert and dust from wildfires in Portugal being carried by wind from the Storm Ophelia.
A plane flies past the Shard in central London, as the sky takes on an unusual orange colour caused by Hurricane Ophelia Monday Oct. 16, 2017. The unusual occurrence was due to the remnants of the hurricane dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara.
A seagull is seen in silhouette in front of the sun on October 16, 2017 in Quiberon, western France, as the sky turned a yellow-ochre colour due to sand from the Sahara desert and dust from wildfires in Portugal being carried by wind from the Storm Ophelia.
The landscape turns orange and yellow over a road in Brittany Monday, Oct.16, 2017 in Chasne-sur-Illet, western France. The sky in France's Brittany region turned yellow as nearby Ophelia storm brought a mix of sand from Sahara and particles from Spain and Portugal's forest fires over the region. Ophelia post-tropical cyclone passed west of the Brittany coast Monday before bringing violent winds to Ireland and the United Kingdom.
