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Another wave of Saharan dust to reach Guyana today

Feb 07, 2024 News

Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday cautioned that another wave of Saharan dust will reach Guyana on Wednesday evening with concentrations gradually increasing until Saturday, 10th February, 2024.

In a public advisory, the EPA said that “All air quality sensors are reporting concentration levels in the ‘moderate’ zone with unaffected visibility.”
The Agency noted too that despite the update on air quality, the “Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) News forecast another wave of Saharan dust will reach Guyana tomorrow evening with concentrations gradually increasing until Saturday, 10th February, 2024.”

This forecast is subject to change without notice. For further information, visit the website:
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/tropics-saharan-dust/

“As such, the EPA encourages the public to take the necessary precautions with the elderly, children and persons with respiratory and skin conditions,” the advisory said.

For a near real-time update on the Air Quality Index near you, visit the EPA’s website: https://epaguyana.org/ and select the ‘Your Environment’ tab and then click ‘Air quality Data’.

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