Weather anomaly events caused Mount Pyrenees in Europe to be covered in sand from the Sahara Desert. This causes the snowy mountain to be orange-brown in color.
The Pyrenees are mountains in southwestern Europe that form the natural border between France and Spain. The Pyrenees separate the Iberian Peninsula from continental Europe, and stretch about 430 km from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea.
By now, the dust cloud from the Sahara Desert had spread across Europe and had now covered Pyrenees. Skiers and snowboarders took advantage of this rare moment of strange weather to capture it.
At the ski resort of Piau-Engaly in southern France, some people reported a thin layer of sand from the Sahara Desert causing the snow to turn a bright orange color.
Photo: Daily Star
Saharan dust, blown away by strong winds, is a mixture of sand and dust from the Sahara Desert, and now coats the usually white ski resort plains.
Quoted from the Daily Star, the striking color changes that occur at the ski resort have created a unique experience for visitors. Sam Esteve, the doubles European champion athlete and the In Pow We Trust snowboarding crew took several photos and videos of them descending the sand-covered snow mountain.
This phenomenon has reached the UK and a number of other European countries. Spain even reported a dust storm had turned the sky a sandy orange color.
"Once lifted off the ground by strong winds, dust clouds can reach great heights and be transported around the world, covering thousands of miles," one report said.
In order for the snow surface to return to white and normal, the dust must fall to the ground. For that, it takes rain to clean it.