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On 9/25/2020 at 9:31 AM, Misty said:

AQI website reporting "no data" for all PM2.5 sensors in Bangkok

Most of Bangkok 'green' today, while ventusky

shows a worse situation. - Don't know.

 PM2.5

aqicn.org/here/

ventusky.com

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September 29

Good air all over Thailand. Bangkok seems to

be bad, Chiang Mai very bad? - OK, relativly.

e.g. 60 ug/m3 corresponds to an AQI 153

this would be called unhealthy.

100 ug/m3 matches AQI 174, unhealthy too.

Links today:  https://www.ventusky.com/

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

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But

The highest AQI I can see now at 8 PM in CM

(thanks aqicn.org) is AQI 70 (21 ug/m3) -

the highest AQI in BKK/Dindaeng is AQI 107 (40 ug/m3)

So

this is pretty different to ventusky.com,

but it is not: good.

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September 28

Good air quality in SEA, except areas in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Yangon, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh

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12 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has launched prototype electric motorbike taxis and boats to support electric vehicle use in public transportation, aiming to reduce air pollution and particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5).

Applause.

September 26

Our future. - China and India today.

Stay in Thailand-North in September.

Better avoid any hospitals.

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16 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Why not just invite the little critter round for a coffee:

 

Great photos. Thanks.

But, but, but ...

1 minute ago, teacherclaire said:

What else do they chase right in front of me on the window?

I will send you a photo. Just ask in an PM.

But,  geckos don't eat mosquitos!

No. - Stop telling fairy tales. Please.

Back to the OP.

First step might be to catch those tiny insects in your aerea via some glue tape.

In Thailand every small and big shop has it: 'RANGER. Strong power fly glue board.'

When there is no food, the geckos will not reproduce so much.

Then you should search for the little white eggs, placed somewhere.

Fish will love it...

Good Luck!

Some more info not to difficult to get...

Anopheles mosquito is our malaria enemy, malaria a bit seldom.

Aedes aegypti is responsible for other events (Dengue etc.), very bad!

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37 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

So this is Noul, plenty of rain but no wind.

Isn't it good?

https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2011l.html

Another interesting picture

https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/2011.html

Noul seems to be 'slow'?

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September 18

' As I write this white ash is visible in the polluted

San Francisco Bay Area air, wafting down from a

smoky orange sky and into our lungs, a dangerous

byproduct of wildfires burning more than 3 million

acres in California, Oregon and Washington. ' 

(written last Friday)

http://berkeleyearth.org/berkeley-earth-puts-air-pollution

-context-with-west-coast-fires/?mc_cid=b18e7e84bd

Today

aqicn.org  

' Berkeley Earth offers not just real-time data, but

also historical data for comparison.  Do you want

to know how air pollution in your city in August 2020

compares to the fire season in 2019, 2018, or 2017? 

You can easily look this up on our historical graphs. '

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September 15

There was a lot of rain last night, so why today yellow/orange, only a bit

of green?

September 14

PM2.5                               PM10                          Firemapper

 North                     Bangkok

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3 hours ago, digger70 said:

a Golf is a VW Car . A (Motor) is a Engine

' Volkswagen, shortened to VW, is a German automaker founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front.' 

A bit off topic some pictures, thanks to Wikipedia.

And this is Golf I  -  long time ago

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September 13

After 'green' a couple of days now
back to yellow/orange in ChiangRai
and in ChiangMai.

It's a bit early, isn't it?

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September 9

Thailand not too bad.

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September 8 - I

Of course, nothing to do with Thailand.
But an interesting read, especially the 'key findings':

https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/tackling-pollution-and-climate-change

Improving the health and well-being of European citizens is more important than ever, with attention currently focused on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic provides a stark example of the complex links between the environment, our social systems, and our health.

Key findings

• • Air pollution remains Europe’s top environmental threat to health, with more than 400 000 premature deaths driven by air pollution every year in the EU. Noise pollution comes second, contributing to 12 000 premature deaths, followed by the impacts of climate change, notably heatwaves.
  • The burden of pollution and climate change varies across Europe, with clear differences between countries in the east and west of Europe. The highest fraction of national deaths (27 %) is attributable to the environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the lowest in Iceland and Norway at 9 %.
  • Socially deprived communities typically struggle under a triple burden of poverty, poor quality environments and ill health. Poorer communities are often exposed to higher levels of pollution and noise and to high temperatures, while pre-existing health conditions increase vulnerability to environmental health hazards. Targeted measures are needed to improve environmental conditions for the most vulnerable in Europe.
  • People are exposed to multiple risks at any time, including air, water and noise pollution, and chemicals, which combine and in some cases act in unison to impact on health. European cities are particularly vulnerable to these multiple threats, while also having less access to green and blue spaces.
  • Ongoing research is investigating the links between the current COVID-19 pandemic and environmental dimensions. The virus behind COVID-19 is thought to have “jumped species” from animals to humans, an unforeseen outcome of the pressure that increasing consumption places on our natural systems. Regarding the impact of COVID-19 on communities, early evidence suggests that air pollution and poverty may be linked to higher death rates. Further research is still needed to clarify these interactions, according to an initial assessment in the report.
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September 8

The north greener than before

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15 hours ago, Thailand said:

burning now seems to start earlier each year and the authorities do no more than talk the annual talk.

This is absolutely correct.

15 hours ago, Thailand said:

the burning will affect many more lives than Covid, including children.

I think this is correct too.

It's a scandal.  - Yes or No  ?

What do you think?

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September 6  -  10:20 PM

Do yo remember Fire Mapper?

Here it is:

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/

All fires in Central and Bangkok area.

Looks  good. 

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September 6   -   10:10 PM

Bangkok and Central Thailand are lighting a lot of fires, 

but most of the dirt seems travelling up north. These days.

Excuse the different formats. I can't handle it in

OpenOffice Writer.  -  But this should work:

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/

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September 5

Three months of good, fresh air in Bangkok?

And even now better air than up North.

September 5

Thailand North. There have been 3 months of good and fresh air.

Now it returns to yellow and orange. 

(farmers are burning? - rainy seaon?)

AQI 865/Lampang seems to be a mistake or a fake.

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September 5

AQI Bangkok 50 - 100

AQI TH North between 21 and 178

MaeHongSon / Chiang Kham Hospital

Chiang Kham Hosp. AQI 178 – 108 ug/m3

Mae Ai Hosp. AQI 152 – 57 ug/m3

San Kamphaeng Hosp. AQI 152 – 57 ug/m3

San Pa Tong Hosp. AQI 142 – 52 ug/m3

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