Seoul appears hazy from Namhansanseong, a historic mountain fortress, in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, on April 21, as the level of yellow dust leads to fine dust advisories being issued across much of the country.
After a weekend of unseasonable heat topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), temperatures dropped sharply within a day, bringing rare cold wave advisories to parts of the country and high concentrations of yellow dust from China.
Yellow dust is expected to blanket much of the nation on Sunday as northwestern winds blow dust originating from the Gobi Desert and the Mongolian Plateau into the country.
N Seoul Tower, a landmark Seoul building with a transmission antenna sitting atop Namsan, is seen above the city enveloped in a yellow haze as the fine dust concentration reached “bad” — the third highest level in a four-tier system — on March 13.
Fine dust levels were high nationwide on Wednesday, with air quality expected to worsen as yellow dust enters the country from abroad.
Rain, possibly mixed with yellow dust, was forecast in parts of the country on Monday. Southern regions are expected to see heavy rain, accompanied by strong gusts, thunder and lightning.
Korea woke up with rainy weather on Wednesday, which will be accompanied by strong gusts, thunder and lightning until the afternoon. Hail is also expected in some areas. After the rainfall, yellow dust is expected to sweep the country again.
The high concentration of fine dust in the air as yellow dust blanketed the country this week led to the cancellation of a baseball game between the NC Dinos and Hanwha Eagles in Changwon on Thursday.
Seoul city workers clean the dust off of the statue of King Sejong in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Tuesday morning. Due to the recent yellow and fine dust sweeping the country, the cleaning procedure was carried out in four stages.
Yellow dust from eastern Mongolia spiked fine dust levels across the Korean Peninsula Sunday, prompting Seoul to issue a fine dust advisory. Temperatures are expected to plummet after the dust clears.
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