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Sahara dust cloud transforms Athens into eerie Martian landscape: photos
New York Post ^ | April 23, 2024 | Alex Mead

Posted on 04/23/2024 7:15:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Southern Greece experienced orange skies as dust clouds from the Sahara Desert, carried by strong southerly winds, covered Athens, including landmarks like the Acropolis. This phenomenon gave the Greek capital a Martian-like appearance during the last hours of daylight on Tuesday, April 23rd 2024.

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1 posted on 04/23/2024 7:15:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 04/23/2024 7:17:37 PM PDT by nwrep
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3 posted on 04/23/2024 7:19:10 PM PDT by nwrep
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Another sign of the apocalypse.


4 posted on 04/23/2024 7:21:50 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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They'll soon be blaming the Orange Man for this.

5 posted on 04/23/2024 7:22:52 PM PDT by Songcraft ( )
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If it’s that bad in Athens after crossing 4-500 miles of the Mediterranean Sea, just think how bad it is in Libya!


6 posted on 04/23/2024 7:24:49 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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Looks like mid- to late-summer in most of the western US.


7 posted on 04/23/2024 7:36:28 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward SnowdenA)
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It looks like this area during the CZU Lightning Complex wildfires. It had this weird orange glow.


8 posted on 04/23/2024 7:40:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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In Libya??

WTFCares?


9 posted on 04/23/2024 7:42:57 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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Mars-like appearance in...Athens, Greece.

Under the influence of Greek culture, Mars was identified with the Greek god Ares,
whose myths were reinterpreted in Roman literature and art under the name of Mars
.
The character and dignity of Mars differs in fundamental ways from that of his Greek
counterpart, who is often treated with contempt and revulsion in Greek literature.

on a Tuesday...

The English name is derived from Middle English Tewesday, from Old English Tiwesdæg meaning "Tīw's Day",
the day of Tiw or Týr, the god of single combat, law, and justice in Norse mythology. Tiw was equated with Mars
in the interpretatio germanica, and the name of the day is a translation of Latin dies Martis.

The Latin name dies Martis ("day of Mars") is equivalent to the Greek ἡμέρα Ἄρεως (hēméra Áreōs, "day of Ares").

10 posted on 04/23/2024 7:58:56 PM PDT by yelostar (Spook codes 33 and 13. See them often in headlines and news stories. )
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