Breathe evenly

He was able to from peat fires in the suburbs again in Moscow. The entire center of the capital, as well as its eastern, northeastern, southeastern and southern parts, will be tightened with smoke. This morning, the visibility on the roads did not exceed 50 meters. Moscow airports could not accept about 40 and send about 20 flights. At the weekend and next week, the temperature in the capital will rise to forty degrees, and the smog will become even larger because of the southern winds.

Forecasters advise Muscovites to put on a bandage moistened with water for at least 4 days.

Photo: Dmitry Lebedev / Kommersant

It was able, because of the blazing natural fires in Moscow, he has been holding in Moscow for several weeks. In the last days of July, Muscovites breathed smoke from fires from Monday to Friday, on the weekend he scattered a little, but with the beginning of the new working week he returned again.

Ecologists note that air pollution in Moscow exceeds the norm for the content of carbon monoxide and suspended particles by two to three times. This was announced on the air of "Echo of Moscow" by the chief specialist of Mosecomonitoring Alexei Popikov. According to him, the maximum concentration of harmful particles in the air was recorded today, August 6, from two to three in the morning. From three to six o’clock, the air seemed to be cleaner, but in the morning the devices noted a sharp deterioration in the situation.

Weather forecasters explain that the main danger to people's health now is small (ten microns) suspended particles in the air. Deeply penetrating the respiratory system, they are not excreted from the body, but only accumulate, affecting the health and life expectancy of a person.

Muscovites are not recommended to go outside. Those who have no choice, they advise putting on a multi -layer gauze bandage moistened with water. Of course, she will not protect from carbon monoxide, but will not allow the enthusiasm of suspended particles.

On some highways, visibility this morning did not exceed 50 meters. Earlier, the traffic police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia said that severe heat established in the central regions of Russia led to an increase in the number of accidents. Prior to this, for several months, the number of accidents gradually decreased. “High temperature negatively affects the well -being of the driver, his psychological and physical condition,” the department said . “He becomes nervous, aggressive, begins to rush, and here is the result.” The traffic police asks drivers to ride with fog lights.

San could not help but affect the work of Moscow airports. According to the representative of Rosavaiacia, "the visibility in Domodedovo as of 10:00 Moscow time was 350 meters, which was due to which 14 flights were detained and 29 flights could not fly to Domodedovo, six aircraft left for the reserve airfield in Sheremetyevo."

In Vnukovo, visibility dropped sharply to 300 meters. As a result, seven flights were suspended, 14 aircraft could not land - some were sent to spare airfields. Sheremetyevo Airport is still operating normally, visibility - 800 meters.

The press service of the Moscow Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring with regional functions ordered the enterprises of Moscow and the Moscow Region to reduce emissions into the atmosphere of harmful substances by 20–40 percent, so as not to aggravate the already sad environmental situation. The special regime is yet assigned until August 9 inclusive.

The funeral bureaus of Moscow report the overfulfillment of the summer plan: the number of appeals to them this summer has increased many times compared to the average indicators. “The hottest time is autumn, winter, spring. But not summer, since at this time people, as a rule, go beyond the territory of the city. However, this year all records are fighting-the number of appeals has grown three to four times, ”RIA Novosti, an employee of the Ritual RGS company told RIA Novosti. An employee of the morgue of the city hospital No. 56 confirmed this information, assuring, however, that "there are enough places so far."

In the coming days in Moscow, it will not become cooler, the Fobos weather center predicts . On the contrary, the air temperature in the center of the capital will grow to forty degrees on weekends. At night, she will stay at 27 degrees. The winds blowing from the south-east and the south will be delayed to the capital from the peat bars burning in the suburbs.

From next week, the situation will improve slightly. Monday will still be hot (35–40 degrees). However, already on Tuesday from the north-west, a cold atmospheric front will come. Although he will lose most of his energy when approaching the metropolitan region, he will be able to slightly weaken the position of the anticyclone and bring more cool air.

It could stand in the suburbs for at least four days.