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@

4MyEgo

Thanks for the link. You're right, there are many fires in Cambodia. I'm sure they're

'influencing' Thailand. - But much worse will be the India or China smog.

Hope it takes a long time to arrive...

P.S.  If all this dirt came from Cambodia, why are there lower numbers

in CM, CR or in Bangkok?  Lampang and Phrae are ahead.

There are so many factors to consider.

Btw, have you ever been to Mae Moh?

@

4MyEgo

Good advice, very good points. - Thank you.

We use already 2 air purifiers and 2 different PM2.5 monitors.
New filters are on the way.

But I hate this ‘locked up’ feeling. This could take 5(?) months.
And working in the garden with a mask isn’t possible for me.
I think I can’t change this attitude.

You said:  ‘No other way around it solly to say.’
Another way might be moving to the sea or other less polluted areas,
Malaysia, Borneo/Kalimantan, Philippines?
Or back to Europe?

Really nice word: ‘no can fix here in Thailand’
Don’t know. Talking with friends back home I very often notice, there is
no or only little awareness concerning air pollution.
And here in Thailand it seems similar.
Talking about air pollution perhaps might help to fight this lack of information.

Here, there and everywhere.

Jan 16

Everything is said, nothing is done. - Only words.

' The air quality in the North varied from very good to unsafe for health. PM2.5 averaged 17-88mcg per cubic metre in over 50 areas in Lampang, Lamphun, and Phrae provinces. '

Today Jan 15:

Phrae 8:00  PM2.5 171  -  aqicn.org

But to be fair:

berkeleyearth.org

6 hours ago, vivid said:

 

Not in CM, but peaks of 365 for today

The whole North is 'bad'. Today.

And will stay until May?

There is already a 'bridge' to China.

Buy air purifiers, nothing else will help.

Or move to Malysia, ...

Anybody has an idea where these 'eyes' are situated?

7 minutes ago, HaleySabai said:

Sydney Vs ChiangMai.......and we haven't even got started yet!

 

Looks good !?

3 hours ago, McTavish said:

How would you suppose CM might improve AQ beyond recently imposed measures?   REALITY ... you havent a clue.

I think you're right, McTavish.

And, good and intelligent people were always/often too silent.

This must change.

On 12/31/2019 at 5:21 PM, amexpat said:

Many Thais will tell you that all of the pollution is imported.

Not all the air pollution of today, but there are a lot of fires in Cambodia, indeed.

  Almost no idea who the culprits might be.

Perhaps Bangkok, Khonkaen, Lampang, Mae Moh?

China and India these days, thank God not suspicious-looking .

AQI-Numbers

Bangkok about 150

Khonkaen 323

Lampang Health Promotion Hospital 153 - next to Mae Moh

Lamphun 167

It all depends on time and place.

' living near the beaches, the tropical life and doing water sports / fishing and more '

Wonderful.  -  And no smog, usually.

' the south is the best option ' - I would agree. And switch from the west coast, if necessary

to the east coast. But never would buy/build a house...

Good luck!

3 hours ago, Samuel Smith said:

BS!  The problem stems a lot closer to home.

You're right, sometimes. OK, where? And how often?

Depending on time of the year and/or directions of the winds,

the output of the lignite fired powerplants, the exhaust of 'some' tuk-tuks i

ChiangMai etc.

Sorry, if you can't see the frequent finedust inflow from China, or the last days

from India, Burma?

'Nole me tangere' said the Old Romans.

Please, have a look at some screenshots and links:

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

aqicn.org/city/thailand/

last 72 hours

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

Btw, I don't know if all these fires in Indochina are emitting those dangerous PM2.5

and/or those much more dangerous nanoparticles.

@ 

tabarin

You should have a look there:

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1140267-surat-thani-air-quality/

@  saengd.

Thank you for your constructive words, I appreciate that very much.

Btw, I like windy and ventusky.com too, but maybe I'm a bit too lazy. Studying.

"significant contributor" is very nice.

'For some reason it is not generally accepted that Northern Thailand has

a similar problem where Myanmar and China are the culprits. "

One reason might be the close neighborhood in the north,

while in the south there is another religion ?

And while in 2019 'the-planet-is-burning', let's hope 2563 will be better.

https://aeon.co/essays/the-planet-is-burning-around-us-is-it-time-to-declare-the-pyrocene

Don't want upset anyone, but I'm sure it's not only 'the people' in Thailand responsible?

No.

We see them burning, but the major problem might lie far west and far north east.

Some weeks ago I noticed (like last year) greyish/brownish high clouds floating from NE.

The AQI-level remained relatively ok.

Since a couple of days the winds blewing from the west (for better understanding,

from India) brought a significant increase of fine dust particles PM2.5 in northern Thailand.

It's so easy, isn't it?

It's obvious if you have a look at the pictures, where most of this dirt comes from.

May be next week, next month it could  blow in from China.

Sorry, China. It's my opinion and my experience.

But China has done a lot of improvements  over the last years. This is to appreciate .

Everything might be worse.

Think about all this slash and burn everywhere, then the CM-vehicles,

the mushroom burnies and so on. - Oh, yes, there are some neighbouring countries

giving a sh!t on all this.

Only two copies, Dec. 25 and 27

http://berkeleyearth.org

Btw, there might be a connex between dirt in the air and the lignite fired powerplants

Mae Sot, near Tak and Mae Moh near Lampang.

I would appreciate any idea.

Thanks.

'According to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, relevant authorities are now monitoring the Muifa storm, as it looks set to move from Taiwan toward Vietnam.

"We have to check if it will have an impact on Thailand," department chief Wiboonpong Sanguanpong said.' - THE NATION, today

Nonsense.

Where is the problem? Same procedure as every year. Flooding after heavy rain will happen for thousands of years. No big trouble if your house is traditionally built on stilts. Big problem for shopkeepers in the cities and people living at ground level. - If the deforestation in the mountains continues(and it really happens) and more and more areas will be covered with concrete the problems will increase. - OzMick thanks for'catchment ponds', - good joke. - Phrae: some schools are closed. People prepare sandbags to protect their houses.

AirBerlin Business Class is absolutely o.k. Economy is a horror trip, especially for larger people.

AirBerlin is interesting for me if I need a one way ticket. - Depending on the season the price is varying.

And it's right what nong38 said: 'cant imagine the Germans giving a poor show'

Have a good flight.