PHOTOS Sky turns gray as ultrafine dust blankets Korea
The iconic N Seoul Tower is shrouded in dust on Tuesday. / Korea Times photo by Park Si-soo
Seoul's sky has turned gray. Korea Times photo by Suh Jae-hoon
By Park Si-soo
The sky turned gray on Tuesday as ultrafine dust, generated here and blown in from China, blanketed the Korean Peninsula.
Air quality was “bad” in many parts of the country, the
National Institute of Environmental Research
(NIER) said. But it didn't fall to the level of issuing a fine dust advisory. It encouraged people to wear dust masks while outdoors.
The density of fine dust was high in western parts of the peninsula ― Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province.
The sky has been filled with dust since Sunday.
Inhalation of dusty air can cause respiratory or cardiovascular diseases.
People look at Seoul's downtown area from the observatory deck at Mt. Nam, Monday. / Korea Times photo by Suh Jae-hoon.
Buildings in remote areas are not seen clearly on Monday. / Korea Times photo by Suh Jae-hoon
A gray layer of fine dust blankets Seoul in this photo taken from a 63-story building in Yeouido, Sunday. / Korea Times photo by Ryu Ho-jin