Kolydas for the African dust: Tomorrow Tuesday the biggest concentrations

The African dust will leave our country after noon on Wednesday

A new episode of African dust concerns our country today, tomorrow Tuesday and until noon on Wednesday.

According to the head of the EMY, Thodoris Kolydason the one hand “dust is and will pass”, on the other, the highest concentrations of African dust in our country are expected tomorrow Tuesday. As Mr. Kolydas reports, at noon on Wednesday the African dust is expected to recede and will not concern us again until the end of the week, at least.

How does African dust affect the respiratory system?

The African dust that covers the whole country is particularly troublesome for those with respiratory problems. The experts even advise on the use of a mask. Recently, the President of the Hellenic Society of Allergology & Clinical Immunology, Life of Demestichas explained how African dust affects our respiratory system: “Dust doesn’t just settle on the hood of vehicles. Due to its small diameter, it invades the lungs. “Due to the small size particles, the pollutants pass through the airways.., they now reach the alveoli. It is certain for them that those who have respiratory problems from allergies to lung diseases… it creates various problems.” Those with respiratory problems they should limit their activityto wear a mask and contact their doctor for reinforcement of medication.

African dust episodes are by definition combined with warm southerly winds that raise the temperature asymmetrically. Thus, April this year entered with unusually high temperatures. And this tends to become the norm. “More and more such phenomena, but no one excludes that we will also have periods when we will have the exact opposite.. What we are experiencing now is due to an increase of +1.3°C imagine how things will be when we reach +2°C or +2.5°C which is expected” notes the Professor at the Department of Physics of the University of Patras, Andreas Kazantzidis.