The effect of desert dust continues throughout the country! Yellow code warning from Meteorology with number 35

North AfricaThe dust clouds coming from Turkey and causing the sky over Southern Greece to turn orange are now showing their effects in Turkey. The General Directorate of Meteorology issued a yellow warning for 35 provinces today.

HERE ARE THE 35 PROVINCES WITH A YELLOW WARNING

Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Aydin, Bolu, Burdur, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Isparta, Mersin, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Kahramanmaraş, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Tokat, Şanlıurfa, Uşak, Yozgat, Zonguldak, Aksaray, Karaman, Kırıkkale, Bartın, Karabük, Kilis, Osmaniye, Düzce.

In the statement made by the General Directorate of Meteorology, the following statements were used: “As of tonight (25.04.2024 Thursday 00.00 TSI) Aegean, MediterrenianIt is estimated that dust transport originating from North Africa will be effective in the west of Central Anatolia, Western and Central Black Sea, Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia.

IT WILL LOSE ITS EFFECT IN THE CENTRAL AEGEAN AND WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN ON THURSDAY EVENING, AND IN OTHER PLACES ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

Be careful and cautious against the negative effects such as health problems, decrease in visibility, decrease in air quality, precipitation in the form of mud and transportation disruptions that will be caused by dust transport, which is expected to be seen until Thursday evening in the Inner Aegean and Western Mediterranean and until Friday night in other places. should be.”

REACHED SENSITIVE VALUES IN ÜSKÜDAR

Dust transport continues to be effective, especially in the Inner Aegean, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Western and Central Black Sea, Eastern and Western Anatolia. According to the data of the National Air Quality Monitoring Network of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the particulate matter rates that affect the air quality of the atmosphere have increased in places where dust clouds are seen.

The particulate matter limit value, set by the World Health Organization as 50 micrograms per cubic meter, reached “sensitive” values of 100-150 micrograms in Istanbul Üsküdar, Malatya, Edirne Keşan and Çanakkale Çan.

Visibility also decreased in Izmir, which is among the cities affected by dust transport. Some citizens were seen wearing masks. Experts asked sensitive groups, especially those with lung and asthma disorders, to be careful in this regard.

WHAT IS A YELLOW WARNING?

Weather is potentially hazardous: Although the predicted meteorological event is not unusual, caution should be exercised regarding activities that may be affected by meteorological conditions.