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Feb 20-I

Looking back over my shoulder  -  Mike + The Mechanics

2019   Feb – April

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Feb 14  2019                                                Apr 2  2019

some more screenshots in the attached .docx

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Looking back over my shoulder.docx

@ justin case   and @Katipo
 

Up North we have similar problems. Sometimes the air is worse, some days it's better.

Of course there may be inaccuracies measuring, but I hope this is not deliberate?

The best idea would be to have your own PM2.5 monitor.

Here are links - the AQI calculator and the aqmthai-website with hourly measuring.

The example is for Bangkok,  Patumwan.

I hope you might find Suvarnaphumi - สุวรรณภูมิ ?

Good luck.

https://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.calculator

http://www.aqmthai.com/public_report.php

Surely you know 'firemapper'. Last 24 hrs. not so many fires around the airport?

However smoke might travel long distances...

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

There is a tool 'IDENTIFY'. You might find the burning site. - But then?

In the ChiangRai-Forum (Phrae) there is more info.

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Feb 20

North of Phrae 170 mcg/m3

or AQI 220.

I'll stay sneezing in bed.

When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man comes on the radio

today 20:00  aqicn.org

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Feb 19-I

You might know this site already to get an hourly report from CO to PM2.5?

http://www.aqmthai.com/public_report.php

A little help, because the stations are only noted in Thai:

1.  check Station

2.  choose Start - End

3.  choose parameter CO/NOX/PM2.5/...

4.  click Table

32t-34t  Chonburi / 35t-36t  ChiangMai / 37t-40t  Lampang

67t  Nan-City / 68t  Lampoon / 69t  Phrae / 70t  Phayao / 73t  ChiangRai

75t  Nan-near Muang Ngeun / 76t  Tak

also:

74t  Rayong + m8 +28t/29t/30t/31t

ChiangMai m9 + o10

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Feb 19

A bit better today, despite the fires. - Maybe the wind helped?

 Phrae 17:00   51 ug/m3 - AQI 139

FlorC, ' the pollution stops at the Malaysian border '.

Would be a healthier place...

A very interesting website is working again.

http://berkeleyearth.org/air-pollution-overview

I think, we can not influence (the dirt in the air coming from) our neighbours.

So, let's start here !?

But who and where?

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Feb 18-III

I think we all are in the middle of fine dust. Particulate matter...

You don't see it, you can't smell it.

*** So what's the problem? ***

I hope, someone might find out, where all this sh!t

in our neighbourhood comes from. - Thanks.

Feb 18-II 

This great website is working again. Thanks to all involved.

http://berkeleyearth.org/air-pollution-overview/

Feb 18-I

Much better(?) at night

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4 hours ago, 30la said:

Across Thailand the situation is very critical, but nobody does anything!

30la, you're so right.

I'm thinking the same. Each day.

Do you have any idea, who could do anything today, tomorrow, next week, next month?

I'd really love to read some input, from everyone on thaivisa.com

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Feb 18

At noon - almost the same picture:

Phrae 10:00   61 ug/m3  -  AQI 154

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Feb 17-I 

More bad air?

Everly Brothers

thanks for your music.

  died because of COPD.

This never ever could happen in Thailand!?

By the way, the Everly Brothers always have been one of the

best groups, musically and globally speaking - for ever.

Followed by 'The Shadows' and Cliff Richard.

Next great group I would say 'The Beach Boys'.

Sorry, I forgot to mention so many ...

(just remembered Rickie Nelson, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke,

Otis, Aretha, Diana, The Beatles, Stones, Johnny Halliday...)

It's a strange world ...

Sorry, almost also forgot PM2.5 TH-North:

But other parts of the world not much better?

Remembering a friend - Wolfgang Asam - Munich - Berlin.

Tory and Lauren - Detroit

Steve - Pensacola

George - Ballarat

Anatoli - Taching

Feb 17

Pretty bad air up north -  Chiang Dao 416                           

   ?                ?

Fires ChiangMai-Lampang-Phrae (last 24 hrs.)

Travelled to K. P. Friday night.

Very bad air in the middle of [115] coming from [117]. - Sugar cane/whatever burning?

Saturday morning in the resort an AQI 281 -  331 mcg/m3 in Kamphaeng Phet.

Feb 16-I

I'm so glad for Bangkok, particularly for the humans (and animals too)

living in Kanchanaburi.  -  There the AQI is 'down' to 102.

I hope and wish this will remain...

BUT, what is this?  (Screenshots today 17 - 19:00)

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Feb 16 

One more sunny afternoon in Phrae.

But a peak in the morning. I don't know why...

There might be a correlation?

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Feb 15

Phrae Saturday morning AQI 'only' 104

Upper North worse.

Bangkok 'better'

Kamphaeng Phet, south of Sukhothai showed us at 6:44

281 mcg/m3  -  AQI 331.

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Feb 14-I

Fires Phrae and Yom valley - Lampang, river Wang and Mae Moh

last 24 hrs. - not in scale

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Feb 14

Phrae 11:00   22mcg/m3   AQI 72

TH NORTH.   green. yellow. orange. a bit red

BKK.   13-31 mcg/m3   AQI 53-91. 

Feb 13-I

Question in the Central Thailand Forum - 'kanchanaburi-air-quality':
What is the point of this thread? A weather report?

and a clear answer, thanks 'canopy':

Canopy - The air supply that everyone is sharing has been deliberately tainted to the point of negatively impacting the health of the entire population living there. This is no weather report, this is serious, man made, and totally unnecessary. Don't let the fact that this occurs annually and is so long lasting bore you of this topic, these attributes should instead sound the alarm bells even louder.

'The air quality levels in Bangkok have improved to safe levels...'

FYI

Bangkok PM2.5 levels today: 'moderate' to 'Unhealthy for sensitive groups'

Kanchanaburi 'Unhealthy'

North of Thailand  to a large extent 'Unhealthy'

Feb 13

Phrae 11:00 PM2.5   44 ug/m3 - AQI122   It’s windy at noon

windy.com                                      aqicn.org

Feb 12

Phrae  -  10:00            55 ug/m3   -   AQI 150

Chiang Mai                131 ug/m3   -   AQI 190

BKK                          43-55 ug/m3   -   AQI 120-150

Chonburi-Rayong       39-73 ug/m3   -   AQI 110-160

( AQI- numbers a bit simplified )

Phrae PM2.5  Dec2019 - Feb2020                                                               aqicn.org

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Feb 11-II

Tonight a simple form for converting AQI to ugm3 and vice versa (AQI 0 - 164)

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