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You must wear a mask on your
way to work. The yellow snow that has been raging since yesterday (21st) seems to continue throughout the day today. Particulate matter across the country is expected to be at a 'poor' level throughout the day, and a crisis alert has been issued for the Hunan region, which is expected to rise to a 'very poor' level.

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Yesterday afternoon from Namsan Mountain in Seoul, the city center of Seoul is hazy as if a gray filter has been inserted.

The daytime temperature reached 21 degrees Celsius, which made it feel a bit hot, but it was a day when I was reluctant to take off my mask.

[Roh Seong-ja/Gyeonggi-do, Uijeongbu-shi: (Wearing a mask) It's stuffy, it's humid, it's annoying. I want my vision to be a little brighter. I was frustrated. I came up to see if I could feel a little more comfortable, but my vision is cloudy.]

The yellow dust that originated in the Gobi Desert and the Inner Mongolia Plateau on the 18th has been affecting the Korean Peninsula since yesterday.

As of this morning, yellow dust is being observed in the metropolitan area, including Seoul, as well as in Gangwon, North Chungcheong, and North Gyeongsang regions.

As the yellow sand moves southward with northwesterly winds, it will be in the area of influence to the south today.

As a result, the concentration of fine dust will reach the 'poor' level nationwide today, and the Hunan region will soar to the 'very poor' level.

In particular, the central region will see "very poor" levels in the morning and the southern part of the country in the afternoon.

Fine dust advisories have been issued for Yeongjong and Yeongheung areas in Incheon, and yellow dust crisis warnings have also been issued for the Hunan region.

However, the Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that the yellow dust this time will have less origin than last month and will affect and disappear until today.

(Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)