nodimetotie@lemmy.world to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 8 months agoWhy is the air quality so bad now?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up129arrow-down1imageWhy is the air quality so bad now?lemmy.worldnodimetotie@lemmy.world to Germany@feddit.deEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
It seems that with unusually warm temperature came unusually bad air. Any ideas why? Happy Easter everyone, btw!
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·8 months 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-squarenodimetotie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoThank you! At least I don’t see orange skies yet
minus-squareKornblumenratte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months 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.