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ISSUE NO. 1712
26 April - 2 May 2018
COSTA DE ALMERÍA YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
Apocalypse wow Saharan dust brings eerie glow
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Saharan sands over the Bay of Almeria turned skies reddish-brown.
By Greg Kirby ALMERIA transformed into a Martian landscape after winds from Cadiz lifted Saharan sands and dumped them on the province. The sandy skies were a ‘calm, dark, brownish’ but don’t affect health, according to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) offi-
cial José María Sánchez. T h i s w e e k ’s d r y s t o r m s are a common atmospheric phenomenon which bring lightening because of “violent vertical movements,” but little rain, said Sanchez. “The main problem is that it’s dirty,” he added. The Plaza de la Catedral’s white marble floor made the s t o r m ’s o r a n g e a f t e r m a t h
more striking, according to Spanish media. Town cleaners had to hose it down in time for the Almeria Book Fair, starting the following day. Two neighbours chatting as they walked down the paseo (promenade) de Almeria said: “Thank goodness that I did not put the washing machine on,” Spanish
media reports. It was an isolated depression over the Gulf of Cadiz which whipped up winds strong enough to carry the sands to southern Almeria. The rainstorms - even if they were only minor brought the dust down from the skies and onto the streets and cars, Sanchez added.
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To shell and back GUARDIA CIVIL investigators are hunting for the culprit of a crime against endangered species. The probe comes after the force’s nature protection arm SEPRONA received a phone call from a concerned citizen in Nijar, who reported that someone had anonymously dumped a box of live tortoises on her doorstep. And when officers headed to the address they found that the four animals - three adults and a juvenile - were the native and protected spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca). The endangered reptiles were taken to a specialised vet for a check on their health before being released back into the wild, with Almeria one of the species’ last remaining natural strongholds in Spain.