Radioactive Saharan Dust

Posted: 5th March 2021

The legacy of atomic bomb testing and colonial history has come back to
haunt France in the form of a radioactive Saharan dust cloud. Dust-filled
winds from the Sahara Desert flew north over Spain, France, the UK, and
Ireland in February. Along with bringing golden-tinged evening skies to
some parts of Europe, it also delivered a slight – yet notable – spike
in radiation. According to ACRO (Association for Control of Radioactivity
in the West), this recent plume of lightly radioactive dust can be tightly
linked to France’s colonial past and its Cold War-era atomic bombing tests.

IFLS 4th March 2021

https://www.iflscience.com/environment/radioactive-dust-from-nuclear-tests-in-the-sahara-comes-back-to-haunt-france/