The arrival of a language dust suspended from the Sahara desert, driven by the winds of the stormy celiaraised air quality over large areas of the country to “extremely unfavorable”.
At different control stations in the provinces of Murcia, Alicante, Almería, Madrid, Albacete, Guadalajara, Segovia, Ávila and Burgos, among others, high levels of PM10 particles suspended, according to latest data of the Air Quality Index in Spain (ICA). Breathing in these particles can seriously affect your health.
In other areas of the provinces of Cuenca, on the outskirts of the Community of Madrid, Ciudad Real, Valladolid and León, the air quality is “unfavorable or very unfavorable”, according to the ICA index, which also indicates that this situation “could last for the next hours.”
In cities like Madridsince the early hours of this Tuesday morning, a blanket of Orange color covers the entire city, with a layer of dust that settles on cars, buildings, streets and other surfaces.
This worsening leads to a series of recommendations for the Healthhow to reduce all activities to open air or delay them until the air quality is good or reasonably good, as well as the use of protection suitable for work that must be carried out outdoors.
also for risk groups and sensitive people it is recommended to avoid prolonged stay outdoors, meticulously follow the medical treatment plan and go to an emergency room if the health condition worsens.
higher temperatures
According to experts, this situation is a consequence of an ‘exceptional’ episode of dust from the Saara’s desertphenomenon that has not occurred with this intensity for several decades and that is directed from south to north through the east of the country, driven by the winds generated by storm Celia.
Since State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) also warned of this particular situation favored by that hot wind of African origin that raised temperatures to 20ºC or more in the southeastern peninsular and up to 18 ºC in the eastern Cantabrian Sea.
Yesterday, suspended dust dyed the sky orange in the province of Murcia, where municipalities such as Lorca and other cities in the Guadalentín region, such as Águilas, visibility reductions considerably from 3pm.
Aerosols present in the atmosphere (optics 550 nm) Forecast for tomorrow, Wednesday. /CAMS