You can clearly see... haha... from the picture that there seems to be a big blanket of smog in front of where the vehicles are heading on the main highway.This pic was taken on Saturday, April 8th, 2006 on our way to Suwon to see a famous fortress. What you see is referred to in Korea as 'The Yellow Dust," which originates from China and there is very little information on why and when it comes.
The air quality is usually bad a few times a year due to this phenomenon, but last Saturday it was the worst it has been in a very very long time, due to all the weather reports and news channels.
There were people wearing masks everywhere and we even got given one at a restaurant when we finished our meal. The air was quite putrid and even I, Mr. Iron Lungs, had a bit of a problem breathing at times!
It was gone by the next day... really weird. You would think that it was smog from the picture, but it really is not and it really does originate from China.
I guess according to some reports they refer to it as pollution, so maybe it really is smog.
Read a few articles that I was able to find about it. It is a big concern here in Korea and quite a politically charged subject for the government, present and future.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200604/09/200604092137281309900090109011.html
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/opinion/200603/kt2006031216320654050.htm
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