An attempt by South Korea to create artificial rain to tackle air pollution many blame on neighbouring China has failed, the government said.
An attempt by South Korea to create artificial rain to tackle air pollution has failed, the government has said.
The country is struggling to address what has become an urgent public concern.
Many South Koreans blamed China when pollution surged for three days earlier this month.
On Friday, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) sent an aircraft to seed clouds with silver iodide in the hope of promoting rain.
The intention was for the rain to douse airborne particles and pollutants known as «fine dust» in South Korea.
However, an initial analysis of the experiment has been disappointing, KMA said in a preliminary report issued today.
