[ad_1]
The yellow dust that is hitting Korea today was caused by the ‘great yellow dust in 10 years’ that occurred in Mongolia yesterday.
We will connect with a Beijing correspondent and see what the situation is in China. Correspondent Sungwoong Kang!
Yesterday, the yellow powder was so dark in Beijing even in the middle of the day. Was it the forecast?
[기자]There was a forecast that the yellow powder would arrive, but I didn’t expect it to be so dire.
There was a forecast that there would be a weak yellow dust, but yesterday in Beijing, the sky looked yellow from early in the morning, and there were people who felt a sense of fear.
Eventually, authorities raised the forecast from yellow dust to yellow, and broadcasters suddenly broke the news of the yellow dust live.
Most of the cars heading to work had their lights on, traffic was controlled in some areas, and flights were canceled one after another.
Kindergartens and primary and secondary schools have been closed in some areas of the Neimung-gu Autonomous Region.
The China Meteorological Office belatedly announced that the yellow dust was the strongest and widest in 10 years.
By area, 12 provinces and cities directly under the jurisdiction, including Beijing, were in the affected area, indicating that about a third of China suffered from yellow dust.
[앵커]Where and why did this large yellow powder occur?
[기자]Its origin is in the southern province of Mongolia, located in the north-central part of China.
This is primarily a desert or prairie, where the first “and storm” began.
According to the analysis of the China Meteorological Office, the atmosphere has become somewhat unstable as the temperature in Mongolia has been higher than usual.
In addition, it was analyzed that there was less snow last winter and the dry condition persisted.
In this situation, strong winds were formed and yellow dust originated, and the Chinese meteorological authorities explained that it was descending towards the south, that is, towards China.
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that 10 people were killed in the sandstorm in the Mongolian grasslands.
At the start of the outbreak, more than 590 people were missing, mostly nomads, but 11 were reported to have yet to be found.
[앵커]The concentration of fine dust in China is said to have risen to 9,000 micrograms yesterday when the yellow dust exploded.
[기자]Yesterday, Beijing and other areas affected by yellow dust recorded the “worst” of the five air quality levels.
If the yellow dust blows, the air quality will inevitably deteriorate.
Particularly due to the sand wind, the concentration of fine dust, or PM 10, increased rapidly as the relatively thick dust increased.
In parts of Beijing, the concentration of particles per cubic meter has soared to 9,000 micrograms.
In some places, the concentration of PM 2.5, an ultra-fine dust caused mainly by smoke from factories and vehicles, has once increased to 400 micrograms per cubic meter.
[앵커]In addition to this yellow dust, in China it was said that the air quality had been bad during the last two sessions. What was the reason?
[기자]Above all, it appears that this is because China’s economic revitalization after Corona 19 has led to a higher utilization rate of the plant.
Last week, China’s Minister of Ecology and Environment also warned that four Beijing steel mills violated production restrictions and falsified records, and that they would strengthen supervision.
In addition, atmospheric stagnation as the spring temperature rose was analyzed as the cause of severe fine dust in Beijing until last week.
Finally, the largest annual political event took place in the fog, which shows how focused China is on economic recovery.
In this situation, the so-called ‘Yanghoe Blue’, which means that the blue sky can be seen during both sessions, has not been correct this year.
China manages air quality especially during the two periods because foreign media is also interested in it, but this year it seems that the economy is more important than air quality.
[앵커]As you can see from this yellow sand, the air quality in China affects Korea too, right?
[기자]So is.
In winter or spring, depending on the season, the wind direction moves from China to the Korean peninsula, thus affecting Korea.
However, how much it affects and how many hours later it affects depends on the wind speed and atmospheric conditions.
Experts believe that it normally takes about 10,000 days as soon as possible for the yellow powder or fine powder from China to reach our country via the West Sea, and about two days if it is late.
The distance from Beijing to the Korean metropolitan area is about 950 km, and the center is at the end of the Shandong Peninsula in China.
From this morning to the present, the air quality in Qingdao and Jinan around the Shandong Peninsula is in poor condition.
Yesterday, we could see that yellow dust and fine dust from Beijing and other northern regions of China are moving towards Korea through the Shandong Peninsula.
[앵커]So how is the air in Beijing today?
[기자]Today, here in Beijing, the sky became clear as if it were.
The air quality is also in good condition, which is at the best level.
Beijing is usually dusty in the morning and sunny in the afternoon, even between days, depending on the wind.
However, the air quality in the northwest and south of Beijing, such as Xinjiang, Neimenggu and Gansu province, Henan province and parts of Shandong province, is in poor condition.
Instead of improving air quality in China, air quality in Beijing has improved and air quality in the southwest region of Beijing remains poor.
Therefore, the possibility remains that this air moves towards our country and affects it.
YTN Sungwoong Kang[[email protected]]is.
