This incident is considered to be one of the worst to hit Greece since 2018.
Greece had already suffered from dust clouds in March and April, at that time some areas of Switzerland were also covered by the dust cloud. The weather service in Greece reported that the sky will be cleared on Wednesday.
The quality of air is very bad in many areas of the country and the Acropolis was completely out of sight due to excessive dust. People in Greece with Respiratory problems are advised to stay indoors to limit dust exposure. The Sahara desert releases millions of tonnes of dust every year.
The small dust particles can travel large distances and can reach Europe. The weather in Greece has become suffocating for its people due to dust and intense temperatures. Due to weather changes, Meteorologists now comparing the view from one of the weather stations to Mars.
Due to changes in weather and increase in temperature wildfires have started to break out. On Tuesday 25 wildfires were reported one of which was near the island of Crete.
Dust plumes from the Sahara desert mostly occur in spring and autumn. These plumes differ in their intensity. This incident in Greece is caused by the strong winds and the low pressure over Libya through which a large amount of dust and hot desert air travels from North Africa to Greece. The temperature in Greece has risen above the average on the mainland and its islands.
It is said that by Wednesday the cool and fresh air from the west will normalize the temperature and the temperature will return to normal in Greece.
