Air quality will deteriorate in Kyiv – a dust storm will reach the city on October 1 and 2 shutterstock

Air quality will deteriorate in Kyiv – a dust storm will reach the city on October 1 and 2

Anna Velyka

Previously, it had already covered the eastern and north-eastern regions of Ukraine

On Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1 and 2, forecasters predict the spread of a dust storm from the Caspian Sea to the Kyiv region and the capital.

This was reported by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine with reference to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center.

According to preliminary forecasts, increased air pollution will remain until Friday, when the direction of the wind in Ukraine will change to the south and west.

The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center also said that as of 3:00 p.m. on September 30, dust from the Caspian Sea began to spread to the territory of Kyiv Oblast, Zhytomyr Oblast and the north of Vinnytsia Oblast from the east. Not only it, but also the smoke that came from the fires in the north is aimed at the Kyiv region.

"Therefore, both factors of pollution are rapidly spreading to the Kyiv region, where they will settle and remain for several more days," forecasters noted.

They also showed a satellite image showing the dust in bright pink.

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Source: t.me/uhmc2022.

It records a powerful dust storm to the west of the Caspian Sea due to an increase in the speed of wind gusts. According to experts, the greatest concentration of dust particles is expected in the eastern, northern, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

The Ministry of Health gave Ukrainians recommendations on how to reduce the impact of polluted air on health:
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Source: t.me/mozofficial.

On September 30, EcoPolitic reported on a powerful dust storm that arrived in the morning residents saw Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipro and neighboring regions.

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