Many residents of even southern Athens woke up this morning and found ash-covered balconies and gray-white particles flying in the air. And this is only what is visible to the naked eye. The amount of dangerous microparticles in the air against the background of blazing fires is increasing. In virtually all of the Attica Basin, […]
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The atmosphere in Athens: one hour outside is equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes
The raging fires in Attica generously fill the atmosphere with particles hazardous to health. Just one hour on the street is tantamount to smoking 10 cigarettes, the pulmonology professor warns, and gives recommendations. Nikos Tsanakis, professor of pulmonology at the University of Crete, draws attention to the catastrophic deterioration of the atmosphere due to fires […]