These are typical this time of the year *but* that intensity is extreme even for Crete until 2-3 decades ago. Also, the frequency of dust transfer in winter/summer months (which is sth "alien" for that time of the year) has increased significantly. So, I tend to think that it has to do... (1/2)
... with a change in weather patterns (e.g. upper air troughs tend to go "deeper" aka more to the south and "dig up" more dust which is then transfer to higher latitudes than it used to). I'm not sure if this has to do with "Arctic amplification". Time (or an expert on this) will tell :-) (2/2)
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