nodimetotie to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoWhy is the air quality so bad now?imagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1imageWhy is the air quality so bad now?nodimetotie to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
It seems that with unusually warm temperature came unusually bad air. Any ideas why? Happy Easter everyone, btw!
minus-squarejordanlundlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 year agoHad to look it up, apparently a massive dust storm blew up from the Sahara. https://www.dw.com/en/sahara-dust-cloud-smothers-germany-france-and-switzerland/a-68705280
minus-squarenodimetotieOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoThank you! At least I don’t see orange skies yet
minus-squareKornblumenratte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoIt seems to be greyish–white dust, not red. I was puzzled at first, as well, but there seems to be more in the Sahara than red sand.
Had to look it up, apparently a massive dust storm blew up from the Sahara.
https://www.dw.com/en/sahara-dust-cloud-smothers-germany-france-and-switzerland/a-68705280
Thank you! At least I don’t see orange skies yet
It seems to be greyish–white dust, not red. I was puzzled at first, as well, but there seems to be more in the Sahara than red sand.