한파에 초미세먼지 주춤… 비상저감조치 해제

Seoul and many parts of the country has been blanketed with haze for days.
Finally, we're seeing some positive developments with the pollutants, somewhat fading away.
The emergency fine dust reduction measures that were issued will be lifted as well.
Seo Bo-bin gets us up to speed with the developments.
The sky above Seoul has been gray and the whole city... shrouded in a haze since Sunday.
The government has taken emergency measures for the past three days but they have been lifted starting Tuesday at 6 pm.
Many people have been reluctant to go outside without a mask... amid a fine dust density this morning of 165 micrograms per cubic meter -- a level rated by the official system as "very bad."
For the first time ever, the authorities issued a warning -- as opposed to an advisory -- for much of the country, and President Moon Jae-in met with his staff Tuesday to discuss countermeasures.
The foreign ministry has also long been working with China, the source of much of the dust, to find solutions through meetings and joint research.
But fortunately, as the wind started to blow this afternoon, the density of the dust has decreased.
"The fine dust is starting to dissipate as a Siberian anticyclone approaches Korea. And as this expands, temperatures will drop and there'll be strong winds, so the dust will scatter quickly."
Fine dust levels are expected to return to normal level on Wednesday, but the dust will be brought back the next day by a a migratory anticyclone.
Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News.