Milky veil over southern Germany: smoke from Canada provides alarm!
Milky veil over southern Germany: smoke from Canada provides alarm!
in Germany, especially in the southern regions, a remarkable weather phenomenon has been set up: the sky is milk -like and hazy. Many people wonder where this mysterious veil comes from. The answer: it is not caused by Sahara dust, but by smoke from devastating forest fires in Canada. This smoke has reached Europe since Whit Monday and ensures cloudy visibility in the entire Alpine region. The Merkur reports that not only Germany, but also regions are affected in France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.
The meteorological experts reacted quickly: meteorologist Thore Hansen from the German Weather Service (DWD) confirms the origin of the smoke. Susi Lentner from Geosphere Austria also explains that the air mass flows from a western and northwest direction to Europe. Satellite images include the extensive clouds over the Alpine region since Monday morning. When the dense cloud cover was over southern Germany, many were surprised at how much the cloudiness influenced the view. In particular, worrying values were particularly evident in Munich, which at times catapulted the city to the top of the air pollution ranking, even in front of cities like Delhi, such as .
expectations and forecasts
The effects on the air quality are currently limited because the smoke mainly blows in higher air layers. Nevertheless, a high air pollution has the alarm bells on fine dust measuring stations in Munich. Meteorologist Jan Schenk explains: "Heavy forest fires in Canada release large amounts of CO2, which can also have long -term consequences for plant physiology." It remains to be seen how the situation develops. Thore Hansen forecasts a stability of the smoke in the Alpine region at short notice, while Roland Roth from the Wetterwarte Süd expects an improvement in the view from Wednesday.
In the long term, smoke from North America could continue to get to Europe as long as the fires in Canada last. These fires are not a unique natural event: According to the German climate portal, the number of forest fires in North America has increased sharply in recent decades. In 2023 alone, 140,000 km² of Canadian forest were destroyed by fire, which corresponds to 1.4 % of the Canada area - for us Europeans this is the area of Germany. In addition, these forest fires also influence the climate in the long term. The climate portal reports that fire areas can have higher surface temperatures for decades.A look into the future
The previous trends show that more frequent and large -scale fires around 2050 could have significant effects on our annual middle temperature. This not only presents the environment with major challenges, but should also be understood as a warning signal. Needle forests that make up about half of all forest areas worldwide are particularly affected. The condition of such forests and the renewed encounter of vegetation and fire could have a lasting impact on the climatic conditions.
With another weather phenomenon, Saharastaub is also expected from Friday, which can again provide cloudy perspective and colored sky. You can be excited to see how the weather will develop in the coming days - and whether in addition to the smoke from Canada, we will also see the colorful sunsets again.
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