Satellite data from the American Aqua satellite NASA that passed over our country on Tuesday morning, show in high resolution the strong wave African powder “Minerva red” that took place in her area Eastern Mediterranean greatly affecting her Hellas.
As reported by meteo.gr, the shallow low in the area of Sirte moving towards Greece transported very large amounts of African dust making the air quality very difficult, composing an eerie scene with a red sky.
Picture 1. Satellite image from NASA’s AQUA satellite on the morning of Tuesday, April 23, 2024 shows the intense African dust wave that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Except, the African dust, very high temperatures were noted in its areas Southern Greece and especially in Cretewhere at Falasarna, Chania the highest temperature with a value was also noted 36.6°C.
Figure 2. Maximum temperatures in Greece on April 23, 2024 from the network of automatic weather stations of meteo.gr/E.A.A.
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