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Sahara Dust Storm Sweeps Europe: PM10 Levels Skyrocket, Health Alerts Issued
An “exceptional” amount of Sahara dust has been crossing Western Europe from south to north since Saturday, negatively affecting air quality, warned the European monitoring agency Copernicus on Monday, April 8. This