Alarm level red in Carinthia? Experts warn of dangerous app forecasts!

Alarm level red in Carinthia? Experts warn of dangerous app forecasts!

In Carinthia, there was a slight exceeding of the fine dust limit values ​​at several measuring stations between Klagenfurt and Wolfsberg last Wednesday. According to Harald Kraxner, the deputy head of the environmental department, two factors led to this increase: the lack of precipitation in the first 13 February days and the presence of Sahara dust in the air. Kraxner emphasized that such temporary climbs are not unusual in the current weather conditions and at that time of the year. However, the values ​​quickly sank again after there was movement in the air and rainfall, so that there are no longer any exceedings to be expected in the future, as well as meinzirk.at reported.

In view of the warnings that were spread by various weather apps, Kraxner expressed concerns. In parts of Carinthia, these apps show a red warning for several days, which is problematic due to the often unreliable data from non -quality -assured sources. "The basics and threshold values ​​for these warning messages are not understandable," he criticized. The official measurements that the state of Carinthia operates follow legal requirements and are therefore reliable, while many weather apps use data from various sources such as privately operated sensors or model calculations that are not subject to the same standards. According to Kraxner, the assumptions of the weather apps are not compatible with the results of the official air quality network, which did not register poor air quality values, such as kaernten.orf reported.