As for our country, the Military Meteorological Service has announced that, starting from Sunday, the gradual approach of a deep low pressure center is expected from Western Europe, which, passing over North Africa, will transport over mainly South-Eastern Europe amounts of high dust levels.
A large amount of sand from the Sahara has blanketed the Swiss sky since Friday, dramatically reducing visibility and giving sunlight a yellow tint over much of the country.
The dust totaled about 180,000 tons, according to the calculation, meteorologist Roman Broly of SRF Meteo told public radio.
Yesterday, a strong southerly wind had carried sand from the Sahara from northern Africa to Switzerland. The Sahara is the largest source of mineral dust, releasing between 60 and 200 million tonnes per year, and while larger particles fall quickly to the ground, smaller ones can be transported thousands of kilometers and reach Europe.
South-eastern France has also been put on alert due to sand from the Sahara and concentrations of fine particles.
As for our country, the Military Meteorological Service has announced that, starting from Sunday, the gradual approach of a deep low pressure center is expected from Western Europe, which, passing over North Africa, will transport over mainly South-Eastern Europe amounts of high dust (originating from the sand of the Sahara desert). Combined with the high temperatures, this situation will create the sensation of "suffocating" air, although this situation has been repeated many times in the past over the country and is not a new phenomenon.
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