Greece is now also covered in dust from the Sahara ⚠️ 🇬🇷 https://t.co/DJmFqWSXHkpic.twitter.com/VwoBorVh7b
— Climate Observer (@ObserverClimate) February 16, 2026
A high-load dust plume from #Africa moved eastward toward #Europe. The transport was reinforced by the system’s dynamics and peaked on Feb. 15th, affecting parts of #Greece. The #Copernicus#Sentinel3 image shows the dust transport during the event. #Airtransport#SaharanDustpic.twitter.com/9uybGr111R
— ADAM Platform (@PlatformAdam) February 16, 2026
Athens - Greece is covered by dust right now sky is yellow and dusty strong south winds bring parts of africa to greece, I wish I was a little lighter like a dust particle to be able to travel for free with the wind https://t.co/ntSxzKzgkVpic.twitter.com/Q0kKEZV2A5
— paraxeno daimonio ᴺᶠᵀ plektani-art, Christina S. (@paraxenod) February 15, 2026
The latest #CopernicusAtmosphere forecasts show a Saharan dust episode that will affect south-east Europe over the weekend.The animation below shows the plume in our Aerosol Alert, based on the forecasts.Explore more at the link: https://t.co/pLtCKTctjTpic.twitter.com/u6yA3ktmQ2
— Copernicus ECMWF (@CopernicusECMWF) February 13, 2026
