Smoke haze over skyline of Thessaloniki due to economic crisis

A cloud of smoke hangs over Thessaloniki, Greece as seen from the north suburbs. The cloud is the result of a massive switch to wooden stoves and fireplaces for heating as many households, already hard hit by the economic crisis, cannot afford to buy heating oil after the cash-strapped government decided to harmonize taxes on heating oil and diesel fuel, leading to a 40 pct rise in the price of heating oil.