{"id":11279,"date":"2019-03-03T19:58:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T18:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fuerteguest.com\/?p=11279"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:08:23","slug":"calima-what-it-is-how-it-is-formed-and-its-effects-on-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fuerteguest.com\/en\/consigli-e-informazioni-utili\/la-calima-cose-come-si-forma-e-gli-effetti-sulla-salute\/","title":{"rendered":"Calima: what it is, how it forms, and its effects on health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;box-sezione-post&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;box-riga-articolo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;translation-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cosa-e-la-calima\">Che cos&#8217;\u00e8 la Calima<\/h2>\n<p>La <strong>Calima<\/strong> \u00e8 il <strong>termine locale<\/strong> utilizzato per descrivere un <strong>fenomeno atmosferico<\/strong> caratterizzato dalla presenza di <strong>microscopiche particelle<\/strong> di <strong>polvere<\/strong>, <strong>cenere<\/strong>, <strong>argilla<\/strong> e <strong>sabbia in sospensione<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Di solito si accompagna a <strong>aria calda<\/strong>, provocando un <strong>innalzamento delle temperature<\/strong> e creando un ambiente talvolta <strong>afoso<\/strong> e <strong>soffocante<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fuerteguest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Calima-visibilit\u00e0-ridotta-1024&#215;576.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Calima visibilit\u00e0 ridotta&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Calima visibilit\u00e0 ridotta&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;didascalia-immagine&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>La Calima riduce la visibilit\u00e0 a volte anche notevolmente<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;translation-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"come-si-forma-la-calima\">Come si forma la Calima<\/h2>\n<p>Gran parte delle particelle minerali che costituiscono la <strong>Calima<\/strong> <strong>provengono<\/strong> dai <strong>fiumi africani primitivi<\/strong>, oggi asciutti, i cui letti sono ricchi di <strong>limo<\/strong> e <strong>argilla<\/strong>. Una delle fonti principali \u00e8 l\u2019ampia <strong>depressione<\/strong> della regione di <strong>Bodele<\/strong>, situata a nord del <strong>lago Ciad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Questi <strong>sedimenti<\/strong> vengono <strong>sollevati in sospensione<\/strong> dalla <strong>brezza<\/strong> o dai <strong>processi convettivi dell\u2019aria<\/strong>, generati dall\u2019<strong>elevata temperatura del suolo<\/strong>. L\u2019effetto \u00e8 simile a un <strong>aspirapolvere naturale<\/strong>, che crea un flusso d\u2019aria <strong>dal suolo verso l\u2019alto<\/strong> e trascina con s\u00e9 le particelle.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fuerteguest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Depressione-della-regione-di-Bodele-a-nord-del-lago-Ciad-1024&#215;683.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Depressione della regione di Bodele a nord del lago Ciad&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;didascalia-immagine&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>La depressione della regione di Bodele a nord del lago Ciad<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;translation-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"effetti-sulla-salute\">Effetti della Calima sulla salute<\/h2>\n<p>La <strong>Calima<\/strong> pu\u00f2 avere un <strong>impatto negativo sulla salute<\/strong>, soprattutto se <strong>persiste per diversi giorni<\/strong>. I venti, oltre a sabbia e polveri, possono trasportare <strong>microscopiche particelle<\/strong> di <strong>batteri<\/strong>, <strong>pollini<\/strong>, <strong>funghi<\/strong> e <strong>inquinanti<\/strong> provenienti, ad esempio, dalle <strong>industrie<\/strong> di Marocco, Algeria e Tunisia.<\/p>\n<p>Questo pu\u00f2 causare sintomi legati a <strong>problemi respiratori<\/strong> e <strong>irritazione delle mucose<\/strong>, come <strong>ostruzione nasale<\/strong>, <strong>prurito agli occhi<\/strong> e <strong>tosse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Se la Calima \u00e8 <strong>abbondante e persistente<\/strong>, possono comparire <strong>broncospasmo<\/strong> (gravi difficolt\u00e0 respiratorie), <strong>dolore toracico<\/strong>, <strong>asma<\/strong> e persino <strong>crisi di ansia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Alle <strong>persone con malattie respiratorie o cardiovascolari<\/strong> \u00e8 <strong>consigliato restare in casa<\/strong> con <strong>le finestre chiuse<\/strong> e <strong>indossare maschere<\/strong> nel caso in cui sia necessario uscire.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;translation-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"previsioni-della-calima\">Previsioni della Calima<\/h2>\n<p>Dal sito dell&#8217;<strong>Universit\u00e0 di Atene<\/strong> \u00e8 possibile consultare i <strong>livelli di particelle superficiali<\/strong> e l\u2019<strong>evoluzione della carica di polveri<\/strong> per oggi e per i <strong>5 giorni successivi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Questo \u00e8 il <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.uoa.gr\/en\/forecast-maps\/dust\/north-atlantic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link<\/a> con le previsioni.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fuerteguest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mappa-densit\u00e0-Calima-1024&#215;625.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Mappa densit\u00e0 Calima&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Mappa densit\u00e0 Calima&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;didascalia-immagine&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Mappa con la densit\u00e0 della Calima<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; global_module=&#8221;11926&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Fuerteguest. 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