RHON­DOR DOWLAT

Se­nior Re­porter

rhon­dor.dowlat@guardian.co.tt

Peo­ple who suf­fer from asth­ma and oth­er res­pi­ra­to­ry dis­eases are be­ing asked to take the nec­es­sary pre­cau­tions, as there is cur­rent­ly a sig­nif­i­cant con­cen­tra­tion of Sa­ha­ran Dust in the at­mos­phere.

The warn­ing came from the Me­te­o­ro­log­i­cal Ser­vice of T&T via a me­dia re­lease yes­ter­day.

"A sig­nif­i­cant con­cen­tra­tion of Sa­ha­ran Dust is cur­rent­ly present. Con­di­tions may be un­healthy for sen­si­tive per­sons, so cau­tion is ad­vised," the Met of­fice ad­vised in a so­cial em­dia post­ing.

It added, "To­day (Sun­day 24th De­cem­ber 2023) is the peak of this dust episode. Lev­els should drop to mod­er­ate be­tween Mon­day and Tues­day and mild con­cen­tra­tions are ex­pect­ed by Wednes­day.

"Sen­si­tive per­sons are ad­vised to con­tin­ue to take the nec­es­sary pre­cau­tions."

So­cial me­dia was busy and ac­tive all day yes­ter­day, with users post­ing im­ages of the Sa­ha­ran Dust over the North­ern Range, which made the moun­tains look misty with a sheen blan­ket over them.