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 Why Hurricane Milton Turned the Sky Purple

The strange, apocalyptic skies during the storm reveal how light behaves in the atmosphere when it’s filled with an unusual amount of water vapor, dust, and debris. #press

https://www.wired.com/story/why-hurricane-milton-turned-the-sky-purple/?utm_source=press.coop

https://media.wired.com/photos/6708acb041dce35b47ce9139/master/pass/Purple-Sky-Hurricane-Milton-Science-2024-10-10T020234Z_1361123254_MT1USATODAY24448967_RTRMADP_3_A-BRILLIANT-SKY-AFTER-HURRICANE-MILTON-PASSES-BY-FORT-MYERS.jpg 
 Northern Lights.