Red sun phenomenon 'caused by Hurricane Ophelia'

Wow. I don't know if you're all seeing this wherever you are in England, but the sun has turned a phenomenal colour today and the day has turned a deep golden yellow.
Apparently it's caused by the hurricane that's about to hit ireland.
I hope our Irish neighbour's stay safe.





An "unusual" reddish sky and red-looking sun have been reported across parts of England.
The phenomenon has been seen in the South West, the Midlands, North West and North East.
BBC weather presenter Simon King said it was due to the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara.
He added that debris from forest fires in Portugal and Spain was also playing a part.
The dust has caused shorter wavelength blue light to be scattered, making it appear red.


He said: "Ophelia originated in the Azores where it was a hurricane and as it tracked its way northwards it dragged in tropical air from the Sahara."
This meant dust from the Sahara was brought with it, he said.
"The dust gets picked up into the air and goes high up into the atmosphere, and that dust has been dragged high up in the atmosphere above the UK," Mr King explained.
The particles in the air cause blue light to scatter, leaving longer-wavelength red light to shine through.
The Met Office said the "vast majority" of the dust was as a result of forest fires in Iberia, which have sent debris into the air and that has been dragged north by Ophelia.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41635906

It was horrible here this morning, the sky was like a yellowy green grey, everything was so still, now the sun is out, its really warm and blowing a hooley.

Oh for fuck sake.

Has the moon changed actual colours?

Seriously?

It's weird weathe too! It's unseasonably about 73 here and the wind is strong but blowing warm air.

It's like looking out at an amazing sunset.

I'd take some photos but my phone is stupid.

eddie wrote:It's weird weathe too! It's unseasonably about 73 here and the wind is strong but blowing warm air.

It's like looking out at an amazing sunset.

I'd take some photos but my phone is stupid.

Its a great thing to look at and what it shows is how we continually screw up our own weather

So the moon looks red and it is weird weather too, but soon to be normal weather.

I am seriously loving the whole feel of the day. It's kinda spookily beautiful.

eddie wrote:I am seriously loving the whole feel of the day. It's kinda spookily beautiful.

Is it beautiful to those that suffer from this weather?

People think nature is our friend.

They are wrong

Nature has no moral compass.

It destroys everything in its path

In B,ham everything has a yellow tinge,,,,wind is getting stronger. One gust blew a feeding Pigeon straight off the feed box !

Yeah the Sun was so red, never seen that before. Earlier it was so hot, now we've got a yellow dirty sky, like a bruise.

climate change

now pay me!!!!

magica wrote:Yeah the Sun was so red, never seen that before. Earlier it was so hot, now we've got a yellow dirty sky, like a bruise.

Dirty?

How can a bruise be classed as dirty?

Do you see how views are formed to denote how something looks?

So if a woman has a bruise, is she dirty?

I look forward to the day, humans are free minded.

Didge wrote:

eddie wrote:I am seriously loving the whole feel of the day. It's kinda spookily beautiful.

Is it beautiful to those that suffer from this weather?

People think nature is our friend.

They are wrong

Nature has no moral compass.

It destroys everything in its path

Yeah righto, no denying that.
Now just let me enjoy the colours mate.

eddie wrote:

Didge wrote:


Is it beautiful to those that suffer from this weather?

People think nature is our friend.

They are wrong

Nature has no moral compass.

It destroys everything in its path

Yeah righto, no denying that.  
Now just let me enjoy the colours mate.

Then enjoy them, in fact be in wonder of them.

Nobody is denying this to you.

Just do not make a view nature is a our friend.

It never has been

Didge wrote:

magica wrote:Yeah the Sun was so red, never seen that before. Earlier it was so hot, now we've got a yellow dirty sky, like a bruise.

Dirty?

How can a bruise be classed as dirty?

Do you see how views are formed to denote how something looks?

So if a woman has a bruise, is she dirty?

I look forward to the day, humans are free minded.

Oh ffs Didge, its just an expression. Why does there have to be a great debate about anything

magica wrote:

Didge wrote:


Dirty?

How can a bruise be classed as dirty?

Do you see how views are formed to denote how something looks?

So if a woman has a bruise, is she dirty?

I look forward to the day, humans are free minded.

Oh ffs Didge, its just an expression. Why does there have to be a great debate about anything

Because I love debate?

Will that do?

Trouble is you make a debate out of innocent remarks and people get bored of you easily and they stop debating with you.
In fact, you're fucking up the very thing you "love".

eddie wrote:Trouble is you make a debate out of innocent remarks and people get bored of you easily and they stop debating with you.
In fact, you're fucking up the very thing you "love".

Whoopdeedoo

So people get annoyed with. At least I have gained their attention

So how is that fucking up Eddie?

You are going off what some of you believe.

I have done something you are all incapable of. Drawing you in, to make you actually think

So how on earth is that me being against love

Please do not come out with bollocks Eddie, because we both know you completely talking bullshit

Hmmm. Well, here's the thing, Ive read all the replies to you on recent thread today and you didn't "make anyone think" you made them "bugger off" with boredom and total frustration.

Bit like what I'm about to do now.

eddie wrote:Hmmm. Well, here's the thing, Ive read all the replies to you on recent thread today and you didn't "make anyone think" you made them "bugger off" with boredom and total frustration.

Bit like what I'm about to do now.  

So you think my positive views, which you personally thanked me over makes people bugger off?

So why did you thank me personally?

Seems to me you are not taking on my points but being a spiteful, trying to deter people listening to me, based on how you think.

You also arrogantly think everyone should thinl like you

So should i have been wrong to praise you?

Didge wrote:

eddie wrote:Hmmm. Well, here's the thing, Ive read all the replies to you on recent thread today and you didn't "make anyone think" you made them "bugger off" with boredom and total frustration.

Bit like what I'm about to do now.  

So you think my positive views, which you personally thanked me over makes people bugger off?

So why did you thank me personally?

Seems to me you are not taking on my points but being a spiteful, trying to deter people listening to me, based on how you think.

You also arrogantly think everyone should thinl like you

So should i have been wrong to praise you?

Look, griping someone out because you didn't agree with their innocuous use of a phrase isn't stimulating debate or helping anyone. It's being the conversational equivalent of sand in your crotch -- irritating and unwelcome.

It's actually pretty close to being the dreaded PC, if you think about it -- at least the part of it that irritates people. It basically looked like you were scouring the thread for something, anything, to take offense with.

Ben Reilly wrote:

Didge wrote:


So you think my positive views, which you personally thanked me over makes people bugger off?

So why did you thank me personally?

Seems to me you are not taking on my points but being a spiteful, trying to deter people listening to me, based on how you think.

You also arrogantly think everyone should thinl like you

So should i have been wrong to praise you?

Look, griping someone out because you didn't agree with their innocuous use of a phrase isn't stimulating debate or helping anyone. It's being the conversational equivalent of sand in your crotch -- irritating and unwelcome.

It's actually pretty close to being the dreaded PC, if you think about it -- at least the part of it that irritates people. It basically looked like you were scouring the thread for something, anything, to take offense with.

Ah so this is based on a subjective view.

So if I back anti-abortionism, based on the group, I am thinking of them and not my own views.

Seriously, I really do not listen to idiots like you ben, when you come out with the most inane crap above

I mean are you seriously suggesting i watch my language in case i offend a Christian, after you actively offend them your self?

This is why you are a hypocrite and full of shit

So am i wrong?

You're not only wrong, you're a maladjusted vomit-troll to boot. Or at least, you can be.

Ben Reilly wrote:You're not only wrong, you're a maladjusted vomit-troll to boot. Or at least, you can be.

Ahh, so you cannot counter my points but use insults

Hey ho

You seriously now need to grab your dick mate to feel proud

Didge wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:You're not only wrong, you're a maladjusted vomit-troll to boot. Or at least, you can be.

Ahh, so you cannot counter my points but use insults

Hey ho

You seriously now need to grab your dick mate to feel proud

You need to log off.
You're not in a good mood and you're literally just digging out everyone all over the place.

eddie wrote:

Didge wrote:

Ahh, so you cannot counter my points but use insults

Hey ho

You seriously now need to grab your dick mate to feel proud

You need to log off.
You're not in a good mood and you're literally just digging out everyone all over the place.

Oh so now you are deciding how i feel?

Really?
I am fine Eddie, the fact you want me to log off is exposing your fears of me

As what on earth have i done wrong here?

Around mid day today the sky was the weirdest I have ever seen it in this country.
Very heavy, odd colour, then when the sun came out...wow, it looked similar to the sun before we have an eclipse...only redder...amazing.

eddie wrote:

Didge wrote:

Ahh, so you cannot counter my points but use insults

Hey ho

You seriously now need to grab your dick mate to feel proud

You need to log off.
You're not in a good mood and you're literally just digging out everyone all over the place.

I tell you what this proves Eddie

You are biased

What have I done wrong that you think needs me to log off?

Be critical of views your boyfriend has?

So you tell me

Syl wrote:Around mid day today the sky was the weirdest I have ever seen it in this country.
Very heavy, odd colour, then when the sun came out...wow, it looked similar to the sun before  we have an eclipse...only redder...amazing.

Wasn't it? It created a really weird atmospheric feeling too. Would've been a great backdrop for Halloween!

Okay


Eddie cannot back up her poor and unfounded accusations

No problem

Didge wrote:Okay


Eddie cannot back up her poor and unfounded accusations

No problem

Eddie doesn't want to or need to. Eddie doesn't fucking answer to you.

Hope that clears that up. I'm losing my patience with you now, so learn how to leave things alone.

Yes same here on North east coast - very warm 22C and now the wind is getting strong - I haven't seen a day like this ever - it was like you all describe a yellow day- the sun was orange .

I thought it was very strange - there was also a burning smell in the air -which they say was picked up from the forest fires in Portugal .

Syl wrote:Around mid day today the sky was the weirdest I have ever seen it in this country.
Very heavy, odd colour, then when the sun came out...wow, it looked similar to the sun before  we have an eclipse...only redder...amazing.

It was weird. I have never seen a sky that colour. Dirty bruise is a perfect description. Winds getting quite strong now. Couple of trees down.

eddie wrote:

Didge wrote:Okay


Eddie cannot back up her poor and unfounded accusations

No problem

Eddie doesn't want to or need to. Eddie doesn't fucking answer to you.

Hope that clears that up. I'm losing my patience with you now, so learn how to leave things alone.

1) Contradiction, you did answer

2) Ah bless you, are you going to put me in the basement for calling out your dishonesty here?

learn to see you are a poor liar

Hope that clears things up, because you looked to start and cause this and fight all by yourself. Then you moan when you get it flown back at you

Grow the fuck up and your boyfriend has intellgenice, stop treating him like a child

Miffs2 wrote:

Syl wrote:Around mid day today the sky was the weirdest I have ever seen it in this country.
Very heavy, odd colour, then when the sun came out...wow, it looked similar to the sun before  we have an eclipse...only redder...amazing.

It was weird. I have never seen a sky that colour. Dirty bruise is a perfect description. Winds getting quite strong now. Couple of trees down.

It's not that bad here yet but I did have to chase two bags of recycling down the road earlier. That was fun.

eddie wrote:

Miffs2 wrote:

It was weird. I have never seen a sky that colour. Dirty bruise is a perfect description. Winds getting quite strong now. Couple of trees down.

It's not that bad here yet but I did have to chase two bags of recycling down the road earlier. That was fun.

Fortunately our bins were collected this morning. On the other hand that means they are empty and light

Miffs2 wrote:

Syl wrote:Around mid day today the sky was the weirdest I have ever seen it in this country.
Very heavy, odd colour, then when the sun came out...wow, it looked similar to the sun before  we have an eclipse...only redder...amazing.

It was weird. I have never seen a sky that colour. Dirty bruise is a perfect description. Winds getting quite strong now. Couple of trees down.

Well we were planning a walk along the sea front this evening -but won't be going now its too dangerous and the sand will be picked up by the wind .

We have a huge tree near our house keeping an eye on it - but it has never been affected by storms so far

I can't believe Didge made such an issue of this.

It was indeed very strange today. I didn't see the sun but I also noted the greeny-gold atmosphere. I rather liked it, although I was dreading a downpour.

Raggamuffin wrote:I can't believe Didge made such an issue of this.

It was indeed very strange today. I didn't see the sun but I also noted the greeny-gold atmosphere. I rather liked it, although I was dreading a downpour.

same .

Raggamuffin wrote:I can't believe Didge made such an issue of this.

It was indeed very strange today. I didn't see the sun but I also noted the greeny-gold atmosphere. I rather liked it, although I was dreading a downpour.

What issue did I make of this?

Raggamuffin wrote:I can't believe Didge made such an issue of this.

It was indeed very strange today. I didn't see the sun but I also noted the greeny-gold atmosphere. I rather liked it, although I was dreading a downpour.

I think I must be the only one who hated it today. That sky was too weird for me.

As well as being dark this morning everything had a sort of stale mustard tinge including bits of the sky through the almost black clouds, only ever seen those colours once before - flying in the Bermuda Triangle, in what seemed to be a very small plane, even before the storm moved in. That day we were thrown all over the place up, down, sideways, the mustardy cloud seemed to envelope us, I was so glad when we flew out of it near the main island and was able to land. I'd just been reading a book about the Bermuda Triangle.

Miffs2 wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:I can't believe Didge made such an issue of this.

It was indeed very strange today. I didn't see the sun but I also noted the greeny-gold atmosphere. I rather liked it, although I was dreading a downpour.

I think I must be the only one who hated it today. That sky was too weird for me.

Sadly nems, then fear controls you.

What we cannot understand controls people

People used to think the sky would fall on their heads

magica wrote:

Didge wrote:


Dirty?

How can a bruise be classed as dirty?

Do you see how views are formed to denote how something looks?

So if a woman has a bruise, is she dirty?

I look forward to the day, humans are free minded.

Oh ffs Didge, its just an expression. Why does there have to be a great debate about anything

political correctness at its best lol

Vicar of Dibley (vod) wrote:

magica wrote:

Oh ffs Didge, its just an expression. Why does there have to be a great debate about anything

political correctness at its best lol

Interesting, so where have I been politically correct here?

lol

lol

lol

Poor Didge, no one is biting

Miffs2 wrote:Poor Didge, no one is biting

I am not trying to bite anyone Nems.

If that was my objective, then why have you bitten by replying?

Remember. I stand up for people when falsefly accused

This is neither a game here but my views

Try acting like an adult as i treat you as such

Didge wrote:

Miffs2 wrote:Poor Didge, no one is biting

I am not trying to bite anyone Nems.

If that was my objective, then why have you bitten by replying?

Remember. I stand up for people when falsefly accused

This is neither a game here but my views

Try acting like an adult as i treat you as such

What's a falsefly is it like an undercover beetle or something?

Miffs2 wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:I can't believe Didge made such an issue of this.

It was indeed very strange today. I didn't see the sun but I also noted the greeny-gold atmosphere. I rather liked it, although I was dreading a downpour.

I think I must be the only one who hated it today. That sky was too weird for me.

No I hated it too. It scared me, it was just wayyy to spooky for my liking

@eddie my sister found it beautiful too!

Miffs2 wrote:

Didge wrote:


I am not trying to bite anyone Nems.

If that was my objective, then why have you bitten by replying?

Remember. I stand up for people when falsefly accused

This is neither a game here but my views

Try acting like an adult as i treat you as such

What's a falsefly is it like an undercover beetle or something?

Eddie is undoubtly a falsefly

I mean can you showe me anything I have done wrong here Nems?

eddie wrote:

Miffs2 wrote:

It was weird. I have never seen a sky that colour. Dirty bruise is a perfect description. Winds getting quite strong now. Couple of trees down.

It's not that bad here yet but I did have to chase two bags of recycling down the road earlier. That was fun.

It was warm and we sat out in this little cobbled street to have a coffee ....the wind picked up suddenly....literally chairs were blowing over and sandwich board signs were blowing up the street.....it was almost scary, but brilliant at the same time.
The wind is awful in Ireland and Wales....stay safe everyone.