Martian landscapes: Athens was engulfed in an orange haze due to a dust storm in the Sahara
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In Athens, the sky turned orange and air quality deteriorated due to a dust storm that came from the Sahara Desert and created Martian-like landscapes.
In Athens, the air quality has deteriorated, and the sky has turned orange. This UNN writes about it with reference to The Guardian.
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The sky over southern Greece turned orange due to a wave of dust that came with the wind from the Sahara.
This is one of the most serious episodes of dust and sand concentration in the Sahara since March 21-22, 2018, when clouds invaded the island of Crete in particular
Video footage of Athens is associated by many with Martian landscapes. Air quality has deteriorated in a number of neighborhoods. Local authorities urged people with respiratory diseases to limit their time outdoors.
According to forecasters, the sky should clear up soon. This will be facilitated by a change in the wind and a drop in temperature.
Desert dust clouds have already covered Greece in late March and early April. A similar situation was observed in Switzerland and France.
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The Sahara emits between 60 and 200 million tons of mineral dust per year. While the largest particles quickly return to Earth, the smallest particles can travel thousands of kilometers, potentially reaching all of Europe.
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Dust from the Sahara Desert has also reached and Ukraine, and is visible in satellite images over southern, central and northern regions, but it will be washed out of the atmosphere faster through precipitation, potentially giving clouds a yellowish tint, and raindrops will contain dust particles as it retreats eastward through the weekend.
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