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Dust clouds from North Africa caused the sky over southern Greece to turn orange. In many cities in Turkey, visibility decreases and air quality decreases due to dust transport.
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The transport of the dust cloud from the Sahara Desert to Europe caused the sky to turn orange and the air quality and visibility to decrease in many southern European countries, especially Turkey and Greece.
Strong southerly winds over the past few days have also fueled early forest fires in Greece.
While a total of 25 forest fires have broken out across the country since last Tuesday, three people were detained on suspicion of arson on Paros Island.
It was reported that the fires were quickly brought under control, while no significant damage or injuries were reported.
Greece: Greece, which is exposed to forest fires that cause great losses of life and death every summer, last year witnessed forest fires of a magnitude not seen in the European Union for more than 20 years.
Türkiye: Increase in particulate matter rates affecting air quality
According to the data of the National Air Quality Monitoring Network within the Continuous Monitoring Center of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, there has been an increase in the particulate matter rates that affect the air quality of the atmosphere due to dust transport in different parts of Turkey.
The particulate matter limit value, set by the World Health Organization as 50 micrograms per cubic meter, has increased from “good” values to “medium” values in the range of 50-100 micrograms in many cities.
According to the statement made by the General Directorate of Meteorology, it is estimated that dust transport originating from North Africa will be effective in the Inner Aegean, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Western and Central Black Sea, Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia, and west, starting from tonight and tomorrow.
Be careful and cautious against the negative effects such as health problems, decrease in visibility, decrease in air quality, mud-like precipitation and transportation disruptions that will be caused by dust transport, which is expected to be seen until tomorrow evening in the Inner Aegean and Western Mediterranean and until Friday night in other places. It needs to be.
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