Athens turns orange, Helsinki goes white as Europe’s weather springs a surprise [Video]

A yellow-orange haze of dust from the Sahara desert has blanketed parts of Greece, prompting authorities to issue health warnings and creating spectacular dreamlike scenes.The Greek meteorological service said weather conditions on Tuesday had favored the movement of dust from Africa and this was showing up in “increased concentrations in the atmosphere,” particularly in the south of the country.However, the dust would gradually begin to decrease on Wednesday morning, the service predicted, and from midday onwards it would be “limited to the east.”In the video player above: See images of the yellow-orange hazeVideos and images shared online showed people in Athens observing the yellow-orange fog from the hills near the Greek capital.Others took evening walks in the city and shared the bright orange scenes on social media. One user posted that meteorologists have said the bright orange dust has made Athens look like “a colony of Mars.”The eastern Mediterranean country …