Editorial photo #12151127 Environmental Issue

South Korea Environmental Issues 2025

A view of the waxing crescent moon is covered with a thick haze of fine dust particles in a country village in Sangju, South Korea, on March 13, 2025. Environmental authorities enforce emergency emission reduction measures in South Korea for the first time this year due to heavy ultrafine dust concentrations. (Photo by Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12151127
Date taken: 13 March 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto
Category: Environmental Issue

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