AIR QUALITY WARNING

 

The quality of the air over mainland Portugal is expected to remain poor and place the elderly and children at risk until Thursday thus week.

 

The air is being polluted by dust from the Sahara Desert in northern Africa.  The warning came from Portugal’s national health authority today, Tuesday, urging the elderly and children to take care.

 

Sahara dust particles can trigger inflammatory responses in the raspatory system leading to acute and chronic respiratory conditions.

 

The yellow dust from the Sahara, the largest hot desert in the world, can be smelt by many people especially in the Algarve.

 

 

 

 

The quality of the air over mainland Portugal is expected to remain poor and place the elderly and children at risk until Thursday thus week.

 

The air is being polluted by dust from the Sahara Desert in northern Africa.  The warning came from Portugal’s national health authority today, Tuesday, urging the elderly and children to take care.

 

Sahara dust particles can trigger inflammatory responses in the raspatory system leading to acute and chronic respiratory conditions.

 

The yellow dust from the Sahara, the largest hot desert in the world, can be smelt by many people especially in the Algarve.