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Friday, 20 March 2009

Sahara Dust

Satellite shot of Saharan dust blowing over the Canary Islands

After an colder-than-average winter, the temperatures here have shot up. This happens whenever the trade winds give way to calima - a hot, dry wind and dust blowing from the Sahara. We used to get it only in summer, but for the last few years it's been happening earlier in the year.

Actually, it's really nice at this time of year. Suddenly it's warm enough to sit on the beach, even if you haven't just flown in from northern Europe. The only catch is that it does tend to spoil landscape photos. Whereas in summer, it's frankly too hot. Anything over about 35ÂșC, and I start to melt.

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