The skies were predicted to clear within a day as winds shift and move the dust, with temperatures dipping. EPA
People stroll while African dust covers the sky of Athens, Greece, 23 April 2024. According to the National Observatory of Athens, the atmospheric circulation over Greece favors the transfer of warm air masses from Africa to Greece, resulting in very high temperatures and the transfer of significant amounts of Saharan dust. EPA / GEORGE VITSARAS
Saharan dust covers the Temple of Apollo in Corinth, Greece. EPA
A couple sit on Tourkovounia hill, as southerly winds carry waves of Saharan dust, in Athens. AFP
Taking a stroll in the Greek capital during the dust storm. EPA
People gather around the Acropolis area. EPA
A man takes a photograph of the city of Athens from Tourkovounia hill. The yellow-orange haze smothered several regions, limiting visibility and prompting warnings of breathing risks from the authorities. AFP
Persistent drought and high spring temperatures have raised fears of a particularly challenging period for firefighters in the coming months. EPA
The skies were predicted to clear within a day as winds shift and move the dust, with temperatures dipping. EPA
People stroll while African dust covers the sky of Athens, Greece, 23 April 2024. According to the National Observatory of Athens, the atmospheric circulation over Greece favors the transfer of warm air masses from Africa to Greece, resulting in very high temperatures and the transfer of significant amounts of Saharan dust. EPA / GEORGE VITSARAS
Saharan dust covers the Temple of Apollo in Corinth, Greece. EPA
A couple sit on Tourkovounia hill, as southerly winds carry waves of Saharan dust, in Athens. AFP
Taking a stroll in the Greek capital during the dust storm. EPA
People gather around the Acropolis area. EPA
A man takes a photograph of the city of Athens from Tourkovounia hill. The yellow-orange haze smothered several regions, limiting visibility and prompting warnings of breathing risks from the authorities. AFP
Persistent drought and high spring temperatures have raised fears of a particularly challenging period for firefighters in the coming months. EPA
The skies were predicted to clear within a day as winds shift and move the dust, with temperatures dipping. EPA
