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  2. Asian Dust - Wikipedia

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    Asian Dust (also yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind, kosa or China dust storms) is a meteorological phenomenon that affects much of East Asia year-round and especially during the spring months. The dust originates in the deserts of China , Mongolia , and Kazakhstan , where high-speed surface winds and intense dust storms kick up dense clouds ...

  3. Air pollution in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    The dust storms originate from dry desert regions in western China and Inner Mongolia. These dust storms were first recorded 2,000 years ago in South Korea and China. The effects of Asian Dust Storms are respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cause of pinkeye, obstructing visibility, and damaging goods.

  4. Eerie yellow dust blankets Seoul, South Korea - AOL

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    The skyline of Seoul, South Korea, can right now be seen through the haze of a sandy yellow dust blowing in from China. The Korean Meteorological Association says the dust originated in the ...

  5. Geography of South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Asian Dust, known in Korea as the Yellow Dust, refers to a phenomenon in which when low pressure passes through the desert area of China, a large amount of yellow dust floats in the air or lands on the move due to strong winds and topography, affecting Korea. Yellow Dust occurs in desert areas in China and Mongolia, and the addition of several ...

  6. Climate change in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Yellow dust mainly affects Korea in spring. Recently, however, climate change has caused changes in the yellow dust phenomenon. As the temperature rose due to climate change, less snow piled up in the Gobi Desert and the Inner Mongolia Plateau, making it easier for yellow dust to occur when the wind blows, and sandstorms occur morefrequently ...

  7. North Korea trash balloons disrupt flights in Seoul, cause ...

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    North Korea has sent about 500 balloons laden with trash into South Korea's air space over the past 24 hours, officials in the South said on Thursday, disrupting flights and igniting a fire on the ...

  8. How South Korean's composting system became a model for ... - AOL

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    Free refills on banchan are increasingly being highlighted as a significant cause of waste at restaurants, but they are alsoa sacrosanct part of Korean dining. It will be Kim’s hardest sell of all.

  9. Pollution in Korea - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] Air pollution in Korea is becoming more serious. [7] The main cause of fine dust generation in Korea is a coal power generation and the use of fossil fuels (oil) in the transportation sectors. [6] Thus, reductions in fossil fuels and greenhouse gases, and air pollutants should be continuously considered. [6]