All The Ways Twitter Freaked Out Over The Apocalyptic Red Sun
On Monday afternoon, a strange dark – yet orange – sky swooped over parts of the UK.
In equal measure people were confused, thinking that it was time to leave work and go to bed despite it being 3pm, and also freaked out as the sky – and very red sun – bore an eerie resemblance to apocalyptic scenes from various sci-fi films.
#Ophelia has drawn Saharan dust north to the UK, making the sun appear red this morning. Photo credit: Kelly Norris https://t.co/2qMvYSQjLQ pic.twitter.com/7dioN4vj61
- Met Office (@metoffice) October 16, 2017
The reason the sky looks like it's covered with Instagram's Nashville filter is thanks to Storm Ophelia, which ravaged parts of Ireland and Northern Ireland on Monday, causing severe destruction.
The red sky and sun is because the hurricane has dragged in tropical air and dust from the Sahara Desert. Forest fires in Portugal and Spain are also contributing to the redness.
Naturally, it being a weird weather thing happening in the UK, people on Twitter had a LOT to say:
The sky has changed colour.
Hurricane Ophelia or @BladeRunner's promo getting out of hand?#RedSun #EndOfTheWorld #YellowSky #OrangeSky pic.twitter.com/Nho85ckdZL- Digital Spy (@digitalspy) October 16, 2017
legit looking for dementors outside #ophelia #yellowsky pic.twitter.com/LHGXqwoUDK
- Aimée Speight (@miss_speight) October 16, 2017
Think we’ve found the source of this weird #RedSun, guys...#Pepperoni #ItsRainingPepperoni pic.twitter.com/Z9w4cRiNAe
- Pizza Hut UK (@pizzahutuk) October 16, 2017
#redsun
Remember, water, batteries, food, in that order. Aim for the head, it's the only way they can be stopped. pic.twitter.com/AjcAgfpG7I- Cromwell (@Cromwell606) October 16, 2017
View over Portsmouth at the moment #redsun #Ophelia #saharandust pic.twitter.com/GWLXcmVX7R
- Andy Watson (@Andy_Watso) October 16, 2017
Apocalypse now on BBC News #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/reR2CRpkgV
- Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne) October 16, 2017
Dunt panic, int end of world its just a little bit of.... #REDSUN pic.twitter.com/8tVrZfOpS7
- Yorkshire Slang (@YorkshireSlang) October 16, 2017
Well, the hipsters have finally done it: they've put an Instagram filter on London.#REDSUN #apocalypse #ophelia pic.twitter.com/GBoKHN5mey
- James McNicholas (@jamesmcnicholas) October 16, 2017
There's a weird orange glow to the sky this afternoon #redsun #Ophilia pic.twitter.com/6lQOObC1wL
- Thomas Jones (@tomj191) October 16, 2017
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