Seoul - Pollution

Despite having a great view, the pollution was so think in Seoul that we could barely see the sun as it descended beyond the horizon.

Population of S. Korea = 50 million

Population of Seoul = 10.4 million

The population of the Seoul area makes up more than 20% of the total population of South Korea.

Despite the congestion of the city, the pollution is also a factor of Asian Yellow Dust.

Asian Dust (also yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or China dust storms) is a seasonal meteorological phenomenon which affects much of East Asia sporadically during the springtime months. The dust originates in the deserts of Mongolia, northern China and Kazakhstan where high-speed surface winds and intense dust storms kick up dense clouds of fine, dry soil particles. These clouds are then carried eastward by prevailing winds and pass over China, North and South Korea, and Japan, as well as parts of the Russian Far East.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Dust

Can you see the sun above?

Pretty sunset view from above the clouds :)