Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo https://refractor.io/author/toluwalogo-niji-olawepo/ Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo en-AU Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:02:00 GMT Why are some skies bluer than others? https://refractor.io/environment/why-sky-is-blue/ Turns out some skies are bluer than others and the reason is tied up with pollution and climate change.

Imagine it’s a regular Tuesday morning and you’re in Antarctica. Your eyes meet the sky, and the blue is so vivid it feels electric. The air is so clean you can just about taste it. Now, picture a dust storm over the Himalayas; you squint, trying to catch a hint of that crisp blue, but all you see is a fuzzy white. Why are the skies in some parts of the world bluer than those in other parts?

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