Radar monitoring around-the-clock for the Yellow Peril

[Taro Toporific]

Yellow sand monitoring starts
NHK News / Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:23:29 AM
Japan's Environment Ministry has set up the first radar system exclusively for monitoring around-the-clock for yellow sand from China is blown to Japan. The yellow sand is blown from deserts in China in early spring....
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Cytotoxicity of yellow sand in lung epithelial cells
[url=http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:0EsSWuuFz1MJ:[url]www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/feb2003/77.pdf+Japan+%22yellow+sand%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8]J[/url]. Biosci. vol 28; 2003[/url]
DISCUSSION: There is a clear association between Asian dust events and enhancement of mortality. During a dust event, a 1⋅7% increase in the risk of death from all causes was observed. Specifically, the relationship between the Asian dust events and deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory causes was strong. This means that people with advanced cardiovascular and respiratory disease may be susceptible to the Asian dust events....

[Caustic Saint]

Is it that time of year already?

Since I'll get hit with it first, I'll let you know how this year's vintage is. I'm sure it'll be dry, and a little busy, but hopefully not to precocious.

[Taro Toporific]

Is it that time of year already?
Since I'll get hit with it first.

It must be nasty over there. I got sandblasted once on a ferry in the Sea of Japan and the crew wore googles whenever they went on deck.

[Caustic Saint]

Is it that time of year already?
Since I'll get hit with it first.

It must be nasty over there. I got sandblasted once on a ferry in the Sea of Japan and the crew wore googles whenever they went on deck.

I've actually lucked out the past two years. I got here after the worst of it in 2002 and left before it really hit in 2003. No way around it this year though. Guess I'll have to pick up some cool goggles of my own.