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How Sahara Desert's silent drift is threatening Europe’s clean energy ambition

Wion · last updated

Findings from new field data

Dr. György Varga and collaborators from Hungarian and European institutions examined over 46 Saharan dust events between 2019 and 2023. Their analysis, spanning countries from Hungary to Spain, shows that dust particles reduce surface sunlight by scattering and absorbing solar radiation, directly diminishing the energy solar panels can generate.