Nowadays, it is not easy to look at the clean sky in Korea. Because of serious fine dust, people have to buy masks, and air cleaners are increasing. The fine dust influences our daily lives such as going out, hobbies, school, exercise, traffic, industry, and jobs. The fine dust is very bad for our health. The particles are small enough to enter our lungs. Even the ultra-fine dust can enter our blood and lymph through our lungs. If it enters our blood, it can reach our heart or brain. On the 11^th, the research team of German Mainz College of Medicine and Maz-Planck laboratory published their paper in the European Heart Journal. It included the fact that 8.8 million people experienced premature death by air pollution (standard for 2015).

The fine dust is mostly caused by factories. The Korean government banned Korean old cars and factories to solve this problem. However, it has not gotten better, and the citizens’ anger is growing. Actually, Korean fine dust is influenced by Chinese factories. Their fine dust blows into Korea by westerlies, and it makes the Korean atmosphere much worse. However, China doesn’t recognize their responsibility.

If you want to save your health, follow these tips. These tips can’t prevent the fine dust completely, but it is important to save your health. You need to reduce the amount of time outside while the fine dust is bad. If you have to go out, you need to put on a mask that is effective at blocking fine dust. If you are indoors, you need to close the windows. Drinking water is effective to filter fine dust. Taking a shower is important.

Also, the government has to think of a solution about decreasing the seriousness of fine dust. We need to have a conversation with China. I hope Korea will one day have clean air again through the conversation.