If you follow Greek news sites or TV, you might have seen the state of some nearby islands over the last couple of days. As I mentioned yesterday, the weather was foul for a while, with warnings arriving by phone, travel cancelations, floods… The whole kit and kaboodle of kakokairia hit across the country with hail in some places, and massive rainstorms in others. We had thunder rolling about for most of yesterday, including a couple of mega bolts from the blue, but as far as I know, there’s been no damage other than what usually happens when there is heavy rain, such as the top soil being washed into the lanes, roads and sea. Our courtyard is a minor indication of what was lying around elsewhere.
That’s sand from the Sahara, we’re told. At least the rain brought clearer air, for a while. This is what Poseidon System is showing for dust cloud cover right now.
With what us humans are doing to the planet, we can no doubt expect more extreme weather as the years go by, so don’t be surprised if you start hearing folk around here say, ‘It’s hot, isn’t it?’ earlier than usual. It tends to be around June 1st that someone turns up the heating, but we’ll see. Perhaps this year won’t be as intense as last with a humid 40° plus for so long. Right now, the colds are gradually clearing, and the sea is calm, so there’s hope that ships will be able to move again, and that the Sebeco will be able to make its first trip of the season. It’s due to set off in a few minutes so I’ll have to take a look from the window.
