Holiday hotspot faces “blood rain” as temperatures hit 25C.
Spain issues ‘uncommon’ warning over Canary Islands problem with UK tourists at risk
A Saharan mud cloud connecting Madrid to Marrakech is ready to blanket components of Spain with a uncommon climate phenomenon, it has been warned. The European Union vacation hotspot faces “blood rain” as temperatures hit 25C.
Spain, which oversees Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza, is bracing for a large plume of Saharan mud that’s sweeping throughout the nation this week, bringing hazy skies and well being warnings.
WX Advisory stated: “Saharan dust is on the way to Iberia, this can pose some danger for those with respiratory diseases. It will arrive tomorrow and will peak on Wednesday/Thursday. The sky will be white-ish, with tints of orange where the dust is more abundant.”
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The phenomenon, identified domestically as a ‘calima’, is being pushed by a high-altitude remoted melancholy (DANA) shifting in the direction of North Africa.
AEMET, the Spanish equal of the Met Office, defined: “Dust in suspension in the Canary Islands, which leads to calima. Starting Tuesday, also in the Peninsula.”
“Calima results in hazy skies and reduced visibility. It also worsens air quality due to microscopic particles, which can reach the respiratory tract,” it added.
The uncommon phenomenon can be carrying an unusually delicate air mass that can push daytime temperatures as much as 25C in southeastern areas and the Canary Islands.
The Canary Islands are making ready to bear the brunt of the “extreme conditions”, AEMET has stated.
All The Canary Islands sometimes endure from Calimas, most frequently within the winter months.
The calima is a sizzling and oppresive wind and happens when there may be excessive strain over The Sahara, which in flip drives a southerly wind in the direction of Lanzarote, bringing Saharan temperatures and sand with it.
Lanzarote Information advises: “During a calima the air turns a white or even a yellow colour and you can literally smell the sand in the air from the Desert.
“Visibility is decreased and there’s a form of otherworldly high quality to the sunshine.
“Often strange insects accompany the winds – in recent years we have had locusts, ladybirds and dragonflies that arrive on the island.
“They not often final for very lengthy right here, as there may be so little for them to eat as a result of desert nature of Lanzarote. Sometimes uncommon birds are blown over on the wind as effectively, so look out for them.”
