RIVM today calls on not to burn wood in six provinces: Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Gelderland and Flevoland. Due to the weather conditions, the smoke lingers and that can lead to nuisance and health problems.
Especially people with respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, the elderly and children can develop health problems due to the smoke. According to the RIVM not only people with their own fireplace or wood stove can suffer from this, but also people in the area. “People are now more at home. Take into account each other in this time.”
The call applies for today, but according to the RIVM, the weather forecast for tomorrow is also unfavorable. As a result, there is a chance that such a so-called heating alert will be introduced again for a number of provinces. The RIVM will announce this tomorrow at 12:00.
Smoke mainly lingers when there is little wind and when the bottom layer of air is thin. In such circumstances, RIVM issues a heating alert more often. On December 10, that call still applied to the province North Holland.
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