Believe it or not, in what can be termed as a blade runner scenario, the entire island of Crete turned orange marmalade color. The skies and the island was enveloped in a veil of sepia and orange created by dust blowing from the Sahara desert which was whipped up by winds blowing from that direction.
1It occurs every five days
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The phenomenon although not as intense as what happened last week usually occurs every five days during this time of the year as dust from the African coast is carried by winds blowing from the region.
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2The orange dust is sometimes carried as far as Britain
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The phenomena itself isn’t uncommon where even Britain witnessed an orange haze from dust carried by Hurricane Ophelia. Tourists and locals alike were amazed to wake up and find themselves in an atmosphere much like the movie Blade runner in 2049.
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3It looked like a scene from Blade Runner
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The Greek island which is extremely popular with holidaymakers from Europe and parts of the world was cast into an unworldly surreal scene after being covered entirely with plumes of orange dust from the Sahara desert.
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4The photographs are eerie and haunting
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Photographs taken by amateurs and professionals alike captured the futuristic scenes when the veil of dust carried by southerly winds lay suspended in the atmosphere of the Island.
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