Dubai's sky suddenly turned green amid a historic storm, what phenomenon is this?

While an unprecedented storm was taking place, the sky in Dubai (UAE) suddenly turned green and the air seemed to have a layer of dust . This image scared many people, thinking it looked like something out of movies about natural disasters. So how is this phenomenon explained?

Dubai (UAE) has had a 'historic weather event' over the past few days with the heaviest rain in 75 years , according to the UAE's weather agency. Heavy rain causes flooding, severely affecting road traffic and flights, stopping many daily activities.

Among the images of unprecedented flooding in Dubai - a city called 'picture-perfect' and a place with hot and dry desert-like weather, a few videos were shared very quickly. Record the scene where the sky here turns green in the middle of a rainstorm.

Here's a video (fast-forwarded) showing the sky turning gray to green in Dubai:

Source: Mister J.

Many netizens were shocked by this scene, thinking that the sky had such a strange color that it looked scary, wondering if it was due to some strange substances in the air or not. Some people say it's a phenomenon that happens before a storm.

According to Fox News , this is not due to pollution or chemicals, but this sky discoloration phenomenon is due to light diffusion. Specifically, 'water/ice particles in storm clouds with a certain amount of water will essentially glow blue. When red light in the atmosphere shines on water/ice droplets in the clouds, the clouds will look as if they are emitting green light.'

A bus stands in the rain as the sky turns green in Dubai. (Photo: Hindustan Times).

Meteorologist Scott Bachmeier said that green clouds are often the type that cause storms or hail, but are not necessarily proof of a storm .