So far and yet so close! Forest fires are raging abroad and clouds of smoke are already drifting over Western Europe. Now they are also reaching Austria.
The wildfires continue to rage in distant Canada – but even as the Atlantic Ocean separates North America and Europe, the clouds of smoke have already traveled a distance of 5,000 kilometers.
The mighty foothills darkened the skies in Portugal and Spain and move on.
“Today the Canadian forest fire aerosols will arrive in Vorarlberg and make themselves felt,” said Nikolas Zimmermann of the private weather station Ubimet in an interview with “Krone” on Wednesday evening. And further: “The focus in Austria will be on Friday, especially in the west of the Alpine Republic. Then on Saturday also in Vienna and the surrounding area.”
According to the current weather forecast, motorists in particular who leave their wheels in the open overnight will find that a lot of dirt will be deposited, as it should wash away when it rains.
The first harbingers of Canadian smoke reached our Swiss neighbors on Wednesday afternoon. A tentative sigh of relief from health concerns: Because most smoke particles are at high altitudes, the overall impact on our air quality should remain low, “Focus Online” reports — the only good thing: The smoke particles make for spectacular open-air sunsets.
Source: Krone
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