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Peak fine particle pollution Thursday: which regions are affected?

2024-02-13T11:32:19.662Z

Highlights: Thursday February 15 will be the mildest day of the week. A mass of hot air from Morocco will rise towards France. Wind will carry with it sand dust from the Saharan desert. Peak in fine particle pollution in the southwest, where the highest temperatures are expected. “Milky or yellowish looking sky” The event “is nothing exceptional”, says La Chaîne Météo *. In the Basque Country, “the temperatures will be worthy of a month of June”


A mass of hot air from Morocco will rise towards France and the wind will carry with it sand dust from the Saharan desert.


Thursday February 15 will be the mildest day of the week.

A mass of hot air from Morocco will rise towards France.

In the Basque Country,

“the temperatures will be worthy of a month of June”

, predicts

La Chaîne Météo

*: it could be up to 27°C,

“i.e. a difference of +13°C compared to seasonal norms for February”

.

This wind will carry with it sand dust from the Saharan desert which will cause

“a peak in fine particle pollution in the southwest, where the highest temperatures are expected”

, anticipates the specialized site.

“Milky or yellowish looking sky”

The event

“is nothing exceptional”.

And it will not be a Sirocco, this very hot and dry wind which blows from the Sahara towards the Mediterranean Sea.

On Thursday, the phenomenon should result in a

“milky or yellowish-looking sky”

.

In these conditions, adds the bulletin,

“if you have sensitive airways, it is recommended to avoid intense efforts”

.

*

The Weather Channel is a property of the Figaro group

.

Source: lefigaro

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