In most of the Czech Republic, meteorologists canceled the smog situation announced at the weekend due to sand from the Sahara. The situation continues to apply only in the Moravian-Silesian Region and Brno. This follows from information on the website of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ). The sand brought in from Africa significantly increased the concentration of flying dust in the air in most of the Czech Republic from around Saturday.
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2:56 p.m 1/4/2024 (Updated: 18:45 1/4/2024)
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Smog is currently increasing in the east of the Czech Republic, but the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute will no longer announce new smog situations | Photo: Michaela Říhová | Source: ČTK
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute announced smog situations in individual regions due to Saharan sand from Saturday.
On Monday morning, they were still valid in the whole of Bohemia, as well as in the Moravian-Silesian Region and Brno. On Monday, meteorologists gradually called it off in most areas.
On the net XInstitute staff said that in regions where smog conditions have been lifted, they no longer expect dust concentrations to rise again. Smog is currently increasing in the east of the Czech Republic, but the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute will no longer announce new smog situations.
“Concentrations are currently rising in Moravia and Silesia. They should drop only after the passage of a cold front from the west in the evening. Since we expect a drop in concentrations within 24 hours, we will not issue a smog situation for the South Moravian, Zlín and Olomouc regions. The criteria for issuing a smog situation are not met,” meteorologists announced.
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Smog situation Czech Hydrometeorological Institute declares when the twelve-hour moving average of PM10 dust particle concentrations has exceeded the threshold value of 100 micrograms per cubic meter at at least half of the stations in the given region and is not expected to fall below this value in the next 24 hours.
24-hour concentrations of dust particles were above 100 micrograms per cubic meter on Monday before 5:30 p.m., according to website CHMÚ still in dozens of places in the Czech Republic.
They were especially high in the regions of Moravia and Silesia, where in several places even short-term, hourly dust concentrations exceeded 200 micrograms per cubic meter.
Due to the smog situation, according to the constitution, people should avoid exertion outside. This applies mainly to older people, small children or people with chronic respiratory problems or heart disease.
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