Yellow Dust

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YELLOW DUST A.K.A Asian Dust Yellow Sand Yellow wind or China dust storms

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Yellow dust in Korea.

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YELLOW DUST

A.K.A Asian DustYellow SandYellow windor China dust storms

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What is YELLOW DUST?It is a seasonal meteorological

phenomenon which affects much of East Asia periodically during the springtime months.

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Woo-Tou Samguk sagi (BC 57 - AD 938)

Goryeo sa (918-1392)

Joseon wangjo sillok (1392-1853)

Munhuenbigo ( ~ 1776)

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RECORD

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WHERE DOES IT CAME FROM?

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FROM Mongolia Northern China Kazakhstan 

TO China, North Korea South Korea Japan parts of the Russian Far East

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It’s so MEAN! It has become a serious

problem due to the increase of industrial pollutants contained in the dust.

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PollutantsSulfurSootAshCarbon monoxideCarcinogensPathogens

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Heavy metals (mercury, cadmium,chromium, arsenic, lead, zinc, copper)

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EffectsDecreased visibility Variety of health problems (specially people with Respiratory Illness)

Destroy crops

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Korea Meteorological AdministrationObserves and monitors Asian

dust events.

They made the Asian Dust Warning System.

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Severe Dust Events1941 (41 days) in Seoul1940 & 1942 (21 days) in

Mokpo1941 (31 days) in Busan1936 (33 days) in Daegu1936 (24 days) in Gangneung

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March 2010

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The End

Thank you for listening!

-LUCKY