Anything but blue skies
Surreal Photos Show How Storms And Natural Disasters Are Changing The Color Of The Sky Around The World
Unseasonable, larger, and more severe storms as a result of climate change are linked to the sky turning colors similar to that of a "dead planet," Insider reported.
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Powerful storms and disasters, from tornadoes to wildfires, are creating surreal colors in the sky
When the sky turned green in July from a massive thunderstorm known as a derecho in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, storm chaser Tanner Schaffer told Insider he'd never seen anything like it.
In 2019, Typhoon Hagibis turned Japan's skies purple and pink. This is due to a combination of light bouncing off the water and the sun setting, The Weather Channel reports.
In 2015, Dubai saw saturated orange skies from a sandstorm in the city, BBC News reported.
In 2020, San Francisco saw bright orange and red skies as nearly 100 wildfires burned across the west, Wired reported. The orange hue comes from the smoke, according to the same source.
Seeing the sky turn bizarre, apocalyptic colors could help people take climate change a little more seriously, Insider reported.
To see more surreal photos of skies around the world, visit Insider.com.
Apparently, red skies in the morning aren't the only warning. https://t.co/NIvwySAxLs
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