– It is rare that we get such bad air quality as it looks like we can get now, says Erik Berge, senior researcher and meteorologist at the Meteorological Institute. Poor air quality in larger cities such as Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Ålesund. More unusual is that the notice also applies to parts of smaller towns such as Førde, Voss, Fredrikstad, Ørsta and Stjørdal. Here, the elderly, pregnant women, children and the sick are asked to limit outdoor activities. The reason is the warm air that settles over the cold air closer to the ground. This results in poorer circulation of the air, which in turn means that exhaust from cars, road dust and pollution from wood burning do not disappear as quickly as usual. – Fortunately, there are fewer diesel and petrol cars now. This means that the air quality is not as bad as it could have been, explains Berge. The air quality will be poor over the next few days, and especially on Saturday afternoon and evening, a lot of airborne dust is expected due to wood burning. – The fact that it is so cold now naturally means that many people are burning wood, he says. The air quality will be poor for the next few days and especially on Saturday afternoon/evening, a lot of airborne dust is expected due to wood burning. The weather situation in East Norway and West Norway south of Stad will remain stable at the beginning of next week, and therefore the meteorologists are still expecting high values of air pollution. In Trøndelag and in Western Norway north of Stad, there will gradually be more wind and clouds, something that affects the air quality positively.
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Now the air quality is rarely bad in southern Norway – news Vestland
