Just a few days ago, Australia’s weather had taken the Internet by storm after pictures showing the sky turning ‘blood red’ went viral on social media. And now, something similar took over the skies in Greece on April 1.People reacted by saying, “Is this the end of the world?”However, the ‘Martian look’ of Greece was not a mystery after all. Turns out, it was a result of the storm named ‘Erminio’. It witnessed winds exceeding speed of 100 km/h, resulting in it blowing sand from the Sahara Desert and bringing the same across the Mediterranean.It was the effect of these sand particles in the horizon, which had resulted in the ‘world’ looking red to people in the Greek islands.(The Tribune could not confirm the details of the videos)“Rare Red Sandstorm Sweeps through Crete, Greece and Libya. The Sandstorm is expected to start hitting Egypt and other areas in the upcoming hours. Videos are from Greece and Libya today. No filters, this is how it looks like,” the post read.The post was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the handle ‘SuppressedNws1’.Rare Red Sandstorm Sweeps through Crete Greece and Libya.The Sandstorm is expected to start hitting Egypt and other areas in the upcoming hours.Videos are from Greece and Libya today.No filters, this is how it looks like: pic.twitter.com/TLoKvC0biD— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws1) April 1, 2026Netizens react:A user reacted, “Man, these videos of the sky turning completely blood red over Crete and Libya from that huge Sahara dust storm are wild. Sure scientists call it normal sand blowing in on the wind but come on — does this really feel like just another spring thing.”Another commented, “My shot from Crete Island, Greece. The sky was looking so scary.”A third wrote, “This sandstorm looks absolutely wild! The Mediterranean sky turning blood red is something you’d see only in a disaster movie.”