Brace yourself for yellow dust this spring!

While the troubles at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continue Over here in Korea, the direction of the winds is drawing public attention as the the winds blowing form Japan may contain raioactive materials.

And although the concentration level of radioactive materials in the air is highly likely to be almost negligible, this does not stop concerning Koreans who are already about to weclome another unexpected visitor around this time of the year.

That's right. It's this time of the year when Korea suffers from a massive yellow dust storm blowing from China, and this year one of the worst in the decades is expected to hit Korea this April.

And to tell us more on the yellow storm dust that is about to blanket the whole peninsula, Arirang Today's Park Hee-ju joins us now in the studio. Hello there.

[Reporter : ] Hi guys. A major concern over this year's yellow dust is that it can also be a vehicle for radioactive materials from nuclear reactors in neighboring countries
Yellow dust storm is always an unpleasant surprise during springtime, especially when the warm weather always lures us to take outdoor activities.
And it seems like Korea needs to be prepared for this year's more extreme level of yellow dust than previous years, as China is facing one of the worst droughts in decades This fear over severe yellow storm which may contain metal particles or other pollutants that can affect your health conditions is expected to hit the Korean peninsula soon. Let's take a look.