Why is a dust cloud hanging over Tbilisi?
The National Agency of Environment says that the dust over Tbilisi has not been caused by construction or an accident. Photo: Irakli Oragvelidze.
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Agenda.ge, 27 Jul 2018 - 15:33, Tbilisi,Georgia
People on social networks have expressed their concern regarding dust hanging over the capital and asked for explanations from state agencies.
The National Agency of Environment has stated that the dust was related to the interaction of hot masses of air from the south and cold masses of air from the north.
Photo: Zura Balanchivadze.
"During such an interaction of air masses, the spreading of dust from the south is characteristic for the Georgian climate,” the agency reported.
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