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Video. Sahara dust turns skies red over Crete

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 384 words · By Yolaine De Kerchove Dexaerde
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What to know about Video. Sahara dust turns skies red over Crete

Sahara dust turns skies red over Crete Copy/paste the link below: Copy Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy Updated: 02/04/2026 - 11:30 GMT+2 Strong winds carried Sahara dust across the Mediterranean, turning skies over Crete a striking red and…

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Sahara dust turns skies red over Crete Copy/paste the link below: Copy Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy Updated: 02/04/2026 - 11:30 GMT+2 Strong winds carried Sahara dust across the Mediterranean, turning skies over Crete a striking red and…

Why it matters

Scenes captured in Rethymno and Georgioupoli show the sun dimmed by sand, creating an eerie, almost Martian atmosphere.

Common ground

… More Dust storms Crete Island Sahara Climate Top stories Now playing Next Sahara dust turns skies red over Crete Now playing Next Powerful 7.4 quake hits Indonesia’s Molucca Sea, tsunami alert lifted Now playing Next Watch: NASA's Artemis II rocket launches…

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Claim 1: “Strong winds carried Sahara dust across the Mediterranean, turning skies over Crete a striking red and yellow.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Amsterdam celebrates 25 years since the world's first same-sex weddings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — European Sleeper (stylised as european sleeper) is a Belgian–Dutch cooperative operating international open-access night train services in Europe. It currently operates two night train services: one …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis I, formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission that launched on November 16, 2022. As the first major spaceflight of NASA's Artemis program, Artemis I marked t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the ten-day mission is intended to carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover…
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Claim 7: “Scenes captured in Rethymno and Georgioupoli show the sun dimmed by sand, creating an eerie, almost Martian atmosphere.”
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Claim 10: “Powerful 7.4 quake hits Indonesia’s Molucca Sea, tsunami alert lifted”
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