After another night in which Galicia had to deal with several fires throughout the Community, all already stabilized or under control, except for that of the parish of Pentes, in the town hall of A Gudiña (Orense), which already affects about 280 hectares; The smoke from the fires that are ravaging the north of Portugal reaches the west coast and the south of the Galician community, triggering the concentration of polluting particles.
The main source of air pollution is the city of Vigo and its surroundingsin the metropolitan area where the greatest amount of PM10 and PM2.5 polluting particles are concentrated. Specifically, the weather stations of Lope de Vega y Oeste and Coia y Este have a very poor air quality index according to the Meteogalicia parameters at 11:00 this Thursday, which implies a situation of “public health emergency” that could affect the entire population but especially the risk groups.
For them (children, elderly people and people suffering from respiratory or cardiovascular diseases), Meteogalicia recommends “avoid any physical activity outside“, like the rest of the citizens, in addition to “considering” carrying out these activities indoors and continuing “thoroughly” their specific treatment.
In addition, windblown particles from fires in the neighboring country also affect air quality in the country. Atlantic coast populationsas in the municipality of Cee (La Coruña), where the air quality is “bad”. To a lesser extent, the air quality indices have also decreased in the city of Orense and Pontevedra (“regular” according to Meteogalicia settings).
red moon and sun
Another consequence of the fires, such as the one on Wednesday, has been that the moon and the sun are visible from different points in the Galician community. dyed redeither.
The explanation for this phenomenon, according to sources from MeteoGalicia consulted by Europa Press, is that it is a “optical effect“in which some sunlight must pass through a dense cloud containing fire smoke.
