A rare ‘blood rain’ event may occur over parts of southern Europe - including Spain, Italy and Greece- As Saharan dust mixes with rainfall during the start of Holy Week. The phenomenon could ...

A huge cloud of Saharan dust has swept across Europe in the last few days, already hitting Italy and continuing to spread north. On February 2, residents in southern Italy were affected by a cloud ...

At least 11 people have been killed, several more are missing and 20,000 have been forced from their homes after heavy flooding and mudslides tore through the northern Italian region of Emilia ...

Blood rain isn’t as scary as the name suggests. First, blood rain is not a meteorological or scientific term. ... which separates mainland Italy from the island of Sicily, ...

IN view of the recent letters in NATURE regarding the fall of red rain in Italy, the following extract from Roger of Wend-over's Chronicles of the year 1223 may possibly be of interest:— “In ...

“In the case of blood rain, strong winds or storms can whip up dust and sand. As this becomes airborne, it can get caught up in atmospheric circulation, where it can be carried for thousands of ...

Map shows 'blood rain' dust cloud sweeping across Europe. ... On February 2, residents in southern Italy were affected by a cloud of dust transported there by a cyclone originating in North Africa.

At least 11 people have been killed, several more are missing and 20,000 have been forced from their homes after heavy flooding and mudslides tore through the northern Italian region of Emilia ...