dust clouds

A dust cloud from the African continent blew over the eastern Mediterranean, shrouding large swathes of Greece in a haze. On Thursday, the phenomenon is anticipated to continue. Much of the country, including the capital Athens, has severely impaired vision...

Greece's meteorologists are warning of a return of the wind-borne Saharan dust which blanketed many parts of the country last month. The Athens National Observatory's weather service has said Heraklion on Crete will again take the brunt of the dust...