On the morning of the 11th, the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Han River and the Yongsan area, seen from near Seoul’s Mapo Bridge, look hazy with fog and fine dust. yunhap news
On the 13th, the last day of the holiday, ultrafine dust hits the country.
Emergency fine dust reduction measures implemented
The Ministry of Environment announced on the 14th that it issued the’Attention’ stage for the ultrafine dust (PM2.5) crisis warning in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Sejong, Chungbuk, and Chungnam areas and implemented emergency fine dust reduction measures from 6 am to 9 pm. It was revealed on the 13th.
This is the first time that emergency measures to reduce fine dust have been implemented in the metropolitan area this year.
As of the 13th, the ultrafine dust concentration in the Seoul metropolitan area and the Chungcheong area continues to exceed 50㎍/㎥, and it is expected to exceed 50㎍/㎥ on the 14th. Met.
According to the Air Quality Integrated Forecast Center of the National Institute of Environmental Sciences, the concentration of ultrafine dust on the 14th was’very bad’ in southern Gyeonggi, Seoul, Incheon, northern Gyeonggi, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungcheong area, Gwangju, and Jeonbuk’bad’, and other areas were ‘ It is expected to be’normal’. It is expected that Seoul, Incheon, and Chungnam will temporarily be’very bad’ in the morning.
With the implementation of emergency reduction measures, measures such as changing operating hours, adjusting the utilization rate, or improving efficiency are implemented at 279 workplaces that emit large amounts of fine dust such as the power generation and paper industries, and public workplaces such as incinerators. At construction sites, measures to control flying dust, such as change and adjustment of construction time, operation of a sprinkler, and a dust cover are implemented.
Relevant ministries and local governments plan to focus their efforts on reducing fine dust in all areas of power generation, transportation, industry, and life, as well as strengthen health protection measures for vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly.
Citizens visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace on the afternoon of the 13th, the third day of the Lunar New Year holiday, are enjoying an outing on a warm day like early spring. yunhap news
It’s warm, but it rains from the afternoon
On the 14th, the midday temperature in most regions of the country exceeded 10 degrees, so it will be warm. The lowest temperature in the morning is -1 to 10 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature in the daytime is 10 to 17 degrees Celsius. It will rain from the morning on the southern coast of Jeollanam-do, the coast of the Gyeongnam region, and Jeju Island, and from the afternoon to other areas.
Estimated precipitation until the 15th is around 5 mm in the southern coast of Jeollanam-do, the coast of the Gyeongnam region, and about 10 to 30 mm of Jeju-do, the central region (excluding Yeong-dong, Gangwon), the Jeolla region (excluding the southern coast), Gyeongsang region (excluding the coast of the Gyeongnam region), and the west sea.
14-day regional weather forecast. [오전, 오후](Minimum to maximum temperature)
▲ Incheon: [구름많음, 흐리고 한때 비 ] (2∼10) 〈20, 60〉
▲ Suwon: [구름많음, 흐리고 가끔 비] (1∼13) 〈20, 60〉
▲ Chuncheon: [구름많음, 흐리고 한때 비] (0-12) 〈20, 60〉
▲ Gangneung: [구름많음, 흐림] (6~16) 〈20, 30〉
▲ Cheongju: [구름많음, 흐리고 가끔 비] (2-14) 〈20, 70〉
▲ Daejeon: [구름많음, 흐리고 비] (1∼16) 〈20, 60〉
▲ Sejong: [구름많음, 흐리고 가끔 비] (0-14) 〈20, 60〉
▲ Jeonju: [구름많음, 흐리고 비] (4~17) 〈20, 60〉
▲ Gwangju: [구름많음, 흐리고 비] (5∼17) 〈20, 70〉
▲ Daegu: [구름많음, 흐리고 가끔 비] (3-15) 〈10, 70〉
▲ Busan: [흐리고 한때 비, 흐리고 비] (10-16) 〈60, 70〉
▲ Ulsan: [흐리고 한때 비, 흐리고 비] (8~16) 〈60, 70〉
▲ Changwon: [흐리고 한때 비, 흐리고 비] (6∼13) 〈60, 70〉
▲ Jeju: [흐리고 가끔 비, 흐리고 비] (10-17) 〈60, 70〉
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