Tuesdays orange sky was caused by strong winds carrying Saharan dust, which covered a wide portion of Greece, including the capital city of Athens. This led to a decline in the quality of the air and an increase in temperature, which officials described as one of the worst events of that kind since 2018.Scattered across Greece by strong winds blowing in from the south were clouds of Sahara dust, casting Martian-like hues over iconic buildings like the Acropolis. The dusty veil, which covered the city in an orange-brown haze, predicted abnormally early wildfires in the south. In a 24-hour period, the fire department reported 25 breakouts. A change in the wind, clearer skies, and dropping temperatures are expected to bring relief. In contrast to the north, southern countries such as Crete had blistering highs of above 30 degrees Celsius.🚨🇬🇷 Athens, Greece 23/04/2024“Whats going on - I never saw this - Its completely Orange - the Sun should be there” pic.twitter.com/kQWT26OOOX— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) April 23, 2024Orange sky!Authorities issued warnings about breathing hazards because the dust storm obscured the view of the Acropolis in Athens, according to accounts of the severity of the deteriorating air quality. Higher temperatures were recorded throughout northern Greece, while areas of the southern island of Crete had temperatures as high as thirty degrees Celsius. The nation has seen comparable weather in late March and early April.Strong seasonIn the south of the nation, unseasonal early flames have also been stoked by the strong southerly winds of recent days. According to the fire service, which announced on Tuesday night that 25 wildfires had started nationwide in the previous 24 hours,. But there were no significant injuries or damages recorded.As the cold front, which brings clean, fresh air from the west, sweeps in, the areas with the biggest concentrations of dust are probably going to be in the east. The Eastern Mediterranean will see a return of cleaner, fresher air as the week goes on, coupled with temperatures that are more in line with what is typical for this time of year.Yea I witnessed the weirdest sky over Athens yesterday pic.twitter.com/m8zvkACwA0— Electric KC⚡️ (@EKC_DAO) April 24, 2024🔥🌎 🇬🇷#Greece In Athens, due to a sandstorm that came from the Sahara, the sky turned orange. #ClimateEmergencyGreek Athens was either covered in sand or as if it were ashes... #climat #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming pic.twitter.com/SfUmPzmZb0— 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweetforAnna) April 24, 2024
