Pocheon | FA Cup Round 2

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The weather here has seen quite a bit variation recently. It snowed twice last week (though technically it was more like sleet), Saturday saw a bunch of yellow dust (황사; hwangsa) find its way over from China, Sunday included perfect blue skies, and today was warm enough where I went around in short sleeves -- much to the envy of my students. I

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Desertification is the main cause. The Gobi Desert in China and the former sea basin of the Aral Sea of Kazakhstan are sources for a lot of the dust, which then gets mixed with pollutants on its journey eastward. There's a short entry on Wikipedia that has a little more information if you're interested. :)