The sky might not be falling—but it looked like it was pretty close in Australia.
As Tropical Cyclone Narelle headed toward the Western region of the country earlier this month, its skies turned a terrifying shade of red due to dust clouds blocking sunlight and the region’s iron-rich soil.
“Incredibly eerie outside and everything is covered in dust,” Shark Bay Caravan Park wrote in a March 27 Facebook post. “Not a lot of wind yet. Let’s hope we get enough rain to wash it all off.”
The park service joked, “It’s an inside day for us that’s for sure.”
In an attached video, the camera operator panned around a suburban street as the sky appeared to be an unnatural blood red in an otherwise still atmosphere.
Naturally, Australian residents sounded off about the eerie sight in the comments.
“Looks like a sci-fi movie!” One commenter wrote. “Stay safe folks!”
Another quipped, “Are you in Shark Bay or Mars? That’s crazy!!”
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