Think this is bad? Scientists warn Britain is about to get BLOOD RAIN

"Britain is about to be hit with showers of 'blood rain', according to experts from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). This is thanks to a plume of red Saharan dust, which is currently sweeping over Europe towards the UK. When this dust mixes with Britain's persistent rain, the precipitation will take on a distinctive reddish colour - creating a phenomenon known as 'blood rain'."

"The most dramatic consequence will likely be a thin film of dust left on cars and exposed surfaces once the rain has dried. Mark Parrington, Senior Scientist at CAMS, told the Daily Mail: 'Our latest forecast indicates that it will mostly pass over southern England and the Channel at higher altitudes in the atmosphere but may result in some wet deposition at ground level if it mixes with weather forecasts also showing some rain.'"

A large plume of red Saharan dust, mixed with some smoke from seasonal biomass burning in Equatorial Africa, is sweeping over the North Atlantic toward the UK. High winds lift desert dust into the upper atmosphere where it can travel thousands of miles and reach the British Isles when northerly upper-level winds prevail. When the dust mixes with persistent UK rain, precipitation can take on a reddish hue known as 'blood rain'. The most noticeable effect will be a thin film of dust left on cars and exposed surfaces after drying. Forecasts indicate the plume will mostly pass over southern England and the Channel at higher altitudes but could deposit wet dust if it coincides with rain.

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