#dust

A weak low-pressure system is affecting Cyprus, bringing dust in the atmosphere and strong north-easterly winds that are expected to persist until Thursday. Today, intervals of increased cloud cover are ...

Pulmonologist Dr Alexis Papadopoulos, speaking on Sigma TV’s Protoselido, warned that high dust levels pose dangers not only to members of vulnerable groups but to the entire population. With ...

Levels of dust in Cyprus’ atmosphere are not expected to reach the levels seen in Greece in recent days, the met office said on Wednesday. “Some of the [dust] cloud ...

High levels of dust will remain in the air until Wednesday, head of air quality and strategic planning Chrysanthos Savvides said on Monday. Dust levels recorded at noon reached 126.9 µg/...

The weather on Sunday is set to become cloudy throughout the day, with dust expected later in the week, the met office said. According to the met office, the temperature ...

People belonging to vulnerable groups should stay indoors, the Labour inspection department said on Sunday, as high concentrations of dust have been detected in Cyprus’ air. The department also urged ...

The labour inspection department warned vulnerable groups on Wednesday that high dust concentrations in the air may require some to take additional safety measures. The department announced that the dust ...

Dust levels in May were the worst for that month in the past five years, the latest readings by Care-C research center at the Cyprus Institute showed on Tuesday. The ...

The high dust levels affecting Cyprus over the weekend are set to decrease in the days to come, Met office director Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday. Speaking to the Alpha ...

High concentrations of dust will be observed in the atmosphere on Thursday according to data from the air quality monitoring network operated by the department of labour inspection. The public, ...

The department of labour inspection on Tuesday issued a warning for high concentrations of atmospheric dust expected to remain in effect for two to three days. In its statement, the ...

High concentrations of dust were being observed on Saturday and the public was urged to avoid spending too much time in open spaces, the department of labour inspection announced. According ...

Cyprus, among all EU states, experiences the most adverse impacts of global warming with the fastest increase in mean temperature, and reduced precipitation and desertification, which results in new, emerging ...

The eastern Mediterranean, with Cyprus in the middle, is featured in an article describing the functions of Nasa’s new Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) instrument, which launched ...

The green party urges people to ask the older generation about how much richer and healthier the natural environment used to be in light of the world environment day in ...

More and more days in the year have dangerous levels of dust, but it is not fair to blame the Sahara alone Government-issued dust warnings seem to have become par ...

The latest bout of dust in the atmosphere was due to dissipate on Sunday after expected light rainfall, the head of the met office said. Kleanthis Nikolaides told CNA on ...

Dust can have serious long-term health repercussions, pulmonologist Dr Harris Armeftis told the Cyprus News Agency on Wednesday as he urged the public to avoid going outdoors during dust episodes ...

High concentrations of dust were being recorded on Saturday according to measurements from ground stations of the air quality monitoring network operated by the department of labour inspection. The public ...

Dust levels remain persistently high for the seventh day on Friday, although respite is on the way later today, when the dust is expected to gradually start clearing. According to ...

Dust levels remain high, with authorities issuing a new warning on Thursday urging the public and particularly vulnerable groups of the population to avoid going out. Similar warnings have been ...

A choking Sahara dust episode that has caused severe discomfort for residents in many areas across Cyprus is not expected to subside before at least the end of the week, ...

The third African dust episode in four days plagued the island on Sunday with readings reaching as high as 425µg/m³ recorded in Paphos, almost nine times above the safe ...

The department of labour has warned of high concentrations of dust in the air on Sunday with vulnerable groups urged to remain inside. Measurements taken at 7am showed 76.4μg/m3 ...