Saharan Dust Plume Clears from Greece

Greece Emerges From Saharan Dust as Cleaner Skies Return This Weekend

A dense Saharan dust plume that blanketed Greece for days, triggering health warnings and coating cars and surfaces in orange-tinged grime, is finally clearing, with significantly improved air quality expected from Saturday, meteorologists said. Thodoris Kolydas, former director of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service, said conditions will improve steadily through the weekend as the dust mass drifts eastward. Mr. Kolydas forecast light morning showers over the islands Saturday and is...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA