Yellow Dust Continues Until Tomorrow... "Levels May Rise Again in the Seoul Metropolitan Area"

Spread to Chungcheong region, southern areas, and Jeju
Light yellow dust continues until the 31st

On the 29th, the sky viewed from Incheon Yeongjong Bridge Rest Area appeared hazy due to the effects of fine dust and yellow dust. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Yellow dust covering the Korean Peninsula is expected to continue until the 30th.

On the 29th, the Korea Meteorological Administration explained, "Today during the day, dense yellow dust affecting Baengnyeongdo and Yeonpyeongdo is being carried by the west wind, and there is a possibility that the PM10 concentration in Seoul and other metropolitan areas will rise again at night."

Yellow dust will appear in some areas until the 30th, and it is expected to continue weakly on the 31st. On that day, as the northwest wind flows in, strong yellow dust will move to the Chungcheong region and southern areas, with some places in Seoul and other central regions observing yellow dust concentrations around 200㎍/㎥.

As of 5 PM, the fine dust (PM10) concentrations (㎍) are ▲Suwon 270 ▲Seoul 216 ▲Bukchuncheon 193 ▲Yeongwol 170 ▲Daegwallyeong 151 ▲Sokcho 127 ▲Seocheongju 286 ▲Cheonan 209 ▲Gunsan 1131 ▲Jindo-gun 645 ▲Gwangju 447 ▲Jeonju 207 ▲Jinju 901 ▲Busan 792 ▲Ulleungdo 402 ▲Ulsan 277 ▲Daegu 220 ▲Andong 182 ▲Mungyeong 168 ▲Uljin 134 ▲Jeju (Gosan) 1007 ▲Heuksando 1063 ▲Yeonpyeongdo 831 ▲Anmyeondo 249 ▲Baengnyeongdo 174.

The Korea Meteorological Administration urged, "Even if the yellow dust advisory is lifted, there will still be places with high PM10 concentrations due to yellow dust on the 30th, so please take special care of your health."

Since the 26th, yellow dust originating from Mongolia and the Inner Mongolian Plateau has been carried by the northwest wind into the Korean Peninsula, resulting in dense yellow dust observed nationwide. The Korea Meteorological Administration issued yellow dust warnings for most regions nationwide starting at 7 AM that day. This is the first time since February 2015 that the Korea Meteorological Administration has issued a nationwide yellow dust warning. The yellow dust warning is issued when the hourly average fine dust concentration reaches 800㎍/㎥.

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