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In order to find out the most current information related to the pollution caused by the Sahara desert, LA.lv contacted the representative of the Center for Environment, Geology and Meteorology of Latvia, Iveta Indrikson. The expert admitted that it is safe to stay outside at the moment.
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“The threat has passed! Now it is safe to stay outside, because with the precipitation, all the dust pollution that was in the air has been washed to the ground by the rain and the air has been purified. There is no longer any serious threat, the concentration of dust has greatly decreased.
The dust of the Sahara desert occasionally enters the upper atmosphere and is carried somewhere depending on the direction of the wind. The countries located around the Mediterranean Sea are mainly suffering. But there are times when that cloud is lifted higher and carried further, as it happened this time.”
Iveta Indrikson says that the amount of dust that fell on the earth’s surface was measured at 30% of the total pollution background.
“Sahara dust made up 30% of the total pollution picture. In addition, starting from the evening of March 30, due to the weather, a complicated situation developed in Latvia –
unfavorable for the dispersion of pollution. It was very warm, windless, there was no precipitation and local pollution had accumulated in the ground layer.”
Whether we could face Saharan dust pollution again in the near future is difficult to predict. According to the expert: “Sahara dust enters the atmosphere from time to time. More seasonal times are from February to June or the end of autumn, beginning of winter. It is difficult to say whether another episode will be repeated now. It depends on the wind direction. The situation must be monitored and if such an episode happens again, the public will be informed.”
The last time Saharan dust was observed in Latvia was February 2021.
The representative of the Latvian Center for Environment, Geology and Meteorology calls on people to treat nature with understanding. “It is nature and natural transboundary pollution that we cannot influence. A natural situation that must be accepted and learned to live with. People who are more sensitive to dust pollution need to adapt and think about their activities at such times. It is better to hold back, not go out and wait until the pollution dissipates, so that you can continue a full life again.”
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