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9 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

And the neighboring country of Cambodia has done what Thailand should do as just one of the steps.

Also India is doing something:

December 15   -   18:00

While CM and CR are yellow and orange

- with some red dots -

and the Isan mostly green, Bankok is

not good, but has improved a lot.

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15 minutes ago, MaiDong said:

Can't successfully upload video

Perhaps there is too much dust everywhere?

Please stay patient, there's a lot of traffic at the moment.

December 15   -   6:30

When you walk through the dust
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark ...

You'll never walk alone,

neither in ChiangRai nor in Bangkok.

air quality  -  a bit hidden in:  bangkok-news

*  residents-of-bangkok-advised-to-avoid-out-door-

   activities-as-air-quality-worsens

*  bangkok-air-pollution-at-unsafe-levels

*  thick-pm25-to-continue-until-dec-17   

*  pollution-in-bangkok-hits-harmful-levels-on-friday-11-dec

    (4 different threads on TV today...)

https://aqicn.org/here   5:00

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46 minutes ago, MaiDong said:

it can take years

Yes, you're right. But...

I have been short of breath since Saturday 3 a.m.

That night severe pain while lying on the left side

and on the back, breathing a bit deeper or coughing.

This has remained till today.

ER and laboratory already done.

Will see the Pulmonologist tomorrow.

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By the way, you might find some facts to PM2.5

since Jan 15  2020 in the Chiang Rai Forum -

The very northern part of Thailand, Chiang Rai,

Phayao, Nan, Phrae and surrounding areas.

December 14   -   18:30

North of Phrae  100 ug/m3  PM2.5

or AQI  174        

North - some places bad, others not.

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21 hours ago, Elkski said:

Except maybe when people glow green... 

...or

*  when themselves or their family members get out of breathe

*  landing in an ICU

*  die.

Facts, this Monday 9:00 - same scale

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December 14   -   9:00

And the Winner is ...

 ChiangMai

ChiangRai

Bangkok

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14 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Happy in Phayao today

I hope today too?

Knowledge Park worse at night:

December 13   -   19:00

Comparison city versus countryside

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December 13   -   18:00

North of Phrae    90-100 ug/m3  or  AQI 169-174:

 AQI 169  Health Effects Statements

Increased aggravation of heart or lung disease and

premature mortality in persons with cardiopulmonary

disease and the elderly; increased respiratory effects

in general population.

https://aqicn.org/here

This has changed a minute ago from AQI 61 to AQi 148.

148 AQI means 

Health Effects Statements

Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms in sensitive individuals,

aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in persons

with cardiopulmonary disease and the elderly.

To calculate PM2.5 versus AQI:

https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-calculator-concentration/

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December 12   -   19:00

Everyone according to his preference.

But no, it's high time already.

No whinning, I would call this proactivity.

Today it was not too bad, but look back only two 

days:

 12.12.2020

And this is today, 19:00

Information  -  https://aqicn.org/here

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12 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Where did you buy the Xiaomi ?

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/xiaomi-mi-air-purifier-2s-3c-pm-25-i291010301-s835570040.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlistcategory.list.2.62be75b73CxE9i&search=1

9 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

This is most likely a Thai issue curranty.

May be, of course, today.

I saw these grey/dark clouds  coming from NE already in November.

Now they are here, they build a layer(?) to all the other influences.

What do you think?

No, it's not only this sugar cane burning etc. ...

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4 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

today it's worse

Sorry, this is the forecast for Ban Bueng, Chon Buri Province, done by aqicn.org:

We are not many - I don't have an answer

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So there are only two options:

All the farmers in Bangkok are burning their rice-, sugar cane- etc. straw these days.

Or, the air pollution might travel into Bangkok from somewhere.

2 possibilities: from left/west, India. 

From north east/right from China.

We should be happy, it's not too bad in the moment...

December 11   -   20:00

Seems to be a 'breathing space'.

Air not too bad tonight up north.

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7 hours ago, FlorC said:

airpurifiers are no match for the fine dust of kitti litter and cat fur ....

FlorC, are you sure? Could it be you would need a new filter?

We have got another Xiaomi device today. - Really good.

It's name is 3C, while we wanted a 2S. - OK, both of them.

7 hours ago, FlorC said:

I can't ventilate at night ...

 This is very bad.

7 hours ago, FlorC said:

So fed up with this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5_LQArLa0

Please don't forget: the windows and the doors should be closed while the air purifier is running.

Very important too, the room/house should be insulated carefully against PM2.5 -invaders...

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December 10   -   20:00

While Thailand stagnates at a more or less unhealthy level, 

the 'blue'(s) from China is approaching.

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December 9   -   5:00 and 10:00   

The situation this morning

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46 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

 

I will wear one if in a crowded area but otherwise not.

I would say, this is very ok.

I admire all those people north of Phrae wearing masks.

Not always, not everywhere.

Europe, US. Is this an alternative?

December 8   -   19:00

To everything - There is a season -
And a time to every purpose, under heaven

I would suggest it's high time to get an

air purifier, a PM2.5-meter and a N95-mask

(there are several threads on ThaiVisa)

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December 7  -  19:00  Almost the same

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December 5   -   19:00       A bit more red tonight

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