Southern France Is Enveloped in ‘Multi-Source Pollution’ Cocktail Due to Saharan Dust and Canadian Wildfires

Southern France is enveloped in ‘multi-source pollution’ cocktail due to Saharan dust and Canadian wildfires

Residents are facing a convergence of harmful pollutantsOriginally published on Global VoicesA weather phenomenon where sand from the Sahara Desert in north Africa drifts over the Mediterranean Sea, turning the sky orange in Southern France, including the Alps, as featured in this photo. Screenshot from YouTube. This June, southern France is choking under an intense bout of air pollution with unusually far-reaching origins, as the skies have tur…

Persistent Wildfires In Canada Create Cross-continental Solar Drag - Data Intelligence

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires has continued to suppress irradiance levels across Canada and the Eastern US into June, with impacts stretching as far as Europe. Smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires has continued to suppress irradiance levels across Canada and the Eastern US into June, with impacts stretching as far as Europe, according to analysis using the Solc…

Persistent wildfires in Canada create cross-continental solar drag

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires has continued to suppress irradiance levels across Canada and the Eastern US into June, with impacts stretching as far as Europe.Smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires has continued to suppress irradiance levels across Canada and the Eastern US into June, with impacts stretching as far as Europe, according to analysis using the Solca…

North East Firefighters assist with Canada's Wildfires - Alexandra Newspapers

FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) has sent a taskforce of 20 arduous firefighters, supported by an agency representative, to help Canadian firefighting colleagues as they respond to wildfires in the province of Alberta. The taskforce left Australia on Monday, June 9. Four FFMVic firefighters from north-east Victoria are part of the deployment. They are Steven Le Brun from Ovens, Sam Schwarz from Broadford, Nicholas Panuccio from Benalla, an…