K-NEWS BITES Wed 2022-01-12 (KST) Fine dust blankets much of S. Korea again (1 min read) “Fine dust plagued most parts of South Korea on Monday due to air stagnation caused by the high atmospheric pressure in the west, weather authorities said. As of 8 a.m.[Monday], the density of ultrafine dust, called PM 2.5, had hit the ‘very bad’ level for the greater Seoul area, North Chuncheong Province and the central city of Sejong, and the southeastern city of Daegu, according to the Comprehensive Air-quality Index. The level for other parts of the country was ‘bad,’ except for the island of Jeju, where it was ‘moderate.’”