[기상센터][날씨] Metropolitan area and Chungcheong First emergency reduction measures this year…fine dust gradually eliminates tomorrow

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Today, the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday, the first emergency measures to reduce high-concentration fine dust are being issued this year in the metropolitan area and Chungcheong Province.

The concentration of ultrafine dust, which is bad for the respiratory system, is usually 2 to 5 times higher in this area, so special attention is required.

We will connect reporters to find out more details. Reporter Jeong Hye-yoon!

It was warm throughout the holiday season, and then the fine dust got worse. Can you tell us about the area where emergency reduction measures were taken and the current situation?

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Yes, the areas where emergency measures to reduce high concentrations of fine dust are being issued are Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon and other metropolitan areas, Sejong, and Chungbuk and Chungnam.

In the warm weather, the atmosphere is congested and smog from China overlaps. This is the first emergency reduction measures issued this year.

The operating hours of businesses and construction sites with a lot of fine dust emissions are shortened until 9 pm, and outdoor events organized by cities and autonomous regions are also prohibited.

However, due to the Lunar New Year holidays and holidays, the administrative agency does not enforce the 2nd subsidy for vehicles and the 5th level of emission restrictions.

Currently, in the Seoul metropolitan area and Chungcheong provinces, the concentration of ultrafine dust, which is bad for the respiratory system, is 50 to 90 ㎍ per cubic meter, which is 2 to 5 times higher than usual.

In particular, the area of ​​Yeongheung, Ongjin-gun, Incheon, Seosin-myeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, and Naepo, Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do, show a level of’very bad’, with the highest concentration of ultrafine dust reaching 150㎍ per cubic meter.

The National Academy of Environmental Sciences predicted that as atmospheric congestion continues, high concentrations of fine dust will continue until tomorrow morning.

After that, it is expected that it will become colder tomorrow afternoon with a cold wind blowing, so the high concentration of fine dust is expected to be gradually resolved.

This is YTN Jeong Hye-yoon.

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