Crete is suffocating because of the dust from the Sahara desert

The Eastern Mediterranean, namely Crete, is influenced by the warm South winds, which move huge volumes of dust and hot air from the Sahara desert to the North. The island is almost suffocating from the dust.

Strong Sirocco winds blow the dust from Libya to Greece and the Aegean region.

Satellite image shows a rare sight — the dust moves to the island of Crete. Dust veil so thick that the surface of the Mediterranean sea under it invisible. Large clouds of dust also goes through the West and centre of Greece, Aegean region, most of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, including Cyprus.

The temperature in Crete was high yesterday all day: the air from the South very warm, extra warmth also gives the effect of a Hairdryer on the mountainous topography of the island. The air warmed up to 29 degrees Celsius at the weather station Falasarna in Chania from 5 to 6 am. It's about 20 degrees warmer than usual in the morning at this time of year. Around Chania dust mixed with the smoke from local wildfires.

The concentration of dust in the region will remain very high today and tomorrow. Dust is also observed in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, and even in Hungary. Even more intense waves of dust from the Sahara can be expected in the same region in the next 5-6 days.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»