Smoke from fires in Canada also reaches Allgäu region, Germany

They have even reached some regions of Germany. Anyone who has looked up into the sky in the Allgäu region in recent days will have noticed an unusual fog veil. Despite clear weather, the sky looks like milk, pale sun, and a little yellow horizon. The reason for this phenomenon is not from the region itself, but from across the Atlantic, so local newspapers reported Blaulichtreport Südschwaben/Allgäu.

Large - scale fires that are currently burning forests in Canada, especially in the provinces of Alberta, Kebek, and British Columbia. The resulting smoke clouds rise to high altitudes and are transported across the Atlantic into Europe by the strong high winds of so - called water flows.

Satellite images from the ESA and the Copernicus programme show how particles have now spread to large parts of Europe, including the Allgäu region.

Smoke consists of tiny aerosols that distribute sunlight. This makes the sky appear scattered, almost cloudy, although no single cloud is visible. Yellow color is especially evident in the morning and evening hours.

While the concentration of fine dust near the earth remains relatively low, it can still have visible effects on sensitive individuals, for example, those with asthma or chronic respiratory diseases.

In addition to Canadian smoke, Sahara dust and a currently weak air pressure gradient on Central Europe are also increasing clouds. Without air exchange, the mist lies above the Allgä region and disappears only slowly. /Periscope/

Images: THESE