B0nkers Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Today the air seems FULL of smog(?), or do they have a burning season similar to northern Thailand, like Chiang Mai? Have seen it before as well. Had bad allergies today, went outside to find Jomtien was in a thick haze. I left Chiang Mai to get away from the air and ill affects on one's health. Same Same Pattaya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou62 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Not sure what you mean? I was out and about at at 07.45 this morning and didn't notice any smog. I live in Jomtien so perhaps it's area specific. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Driving home from Pattaya to Bang Saray at about 4pm there was a definite haze in all directions. The tall condos along Ban Ampur beachfront, and the hills around the Navy Ratings School were in a mist. No signs of burning though - probably just atmospheric conditions holding the dust and vehicle fumes down. A rainstorm or good breeze in the night will probably get things back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aegdawson Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Yup the air quality is very poor. 180 knocking on 200 for Pm10 Should be in the 20s or lower. Turn on your AC and HEPA filters and close your windows. Retirement in the smog :-( Atmospherics are. Probably bringing air down from China. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vogie Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Yes we drove back from Bangkok yesterday down the motorway and all we could see was the haze in front of us, definately not just restricted to Jomptien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Very "murky" this morning in Na-Jomtien cant see tall buildings a little over 1 kilometer away. I think its mostly an atmospheric phenomenon but would imagine a fair amount of dust,dirt and vehicle/industrial fumes are mixed in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yes, pretty bad again this morning, as it has been for the past week. http://aqicn.org/city/thailand/chonburi/laem-chabang-municipal-stadium/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry921 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 When thinking about whether to rent on a high, medium or low floor of a condo tower, is the smog any different higher up? I.e. does it only tend to go up 6 or 8 stories or is it even worse on say the 20th? I'd think you get more breeze and less smog being way up high, but don't know, iswhyimaskin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0nkers Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thanks for the replies. I moved away from Chiang Mai last March to get away from the poor air quality as it was causing health issues and probably not good long term regardless. Having the same symptoms here now, I think it may just be time to pack up and leave Thailand altogether. I love this place, but the piles of garbage, inch thick dirt of everything, and air quality is making me start to feel as though I'm living on the edge of a garbage dump and receiving all the health disbenefits you'd expect from that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, B0nkers said: I think it may just be time to pack up and leave Thailand altogether The Pattaya/Jomtien air is not normally this bad but it does happen every year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology) Temperature inversion stops atmospheric convection (which is normally present) from happening in the affected area and can lead to the air becoming stiller and murky from the collection of dust and pollutants that are no longer able to be lifted from the surface. This can become a problem in cities where many pollutants exist. Inversion effects occur frequently in big cities 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Nice bit of rain at the moment to clear the air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumbini Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimShorts Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 5:07 AM, aegdawson said: Atmospherics are. Probably bringing air down from China. I was thinking the same thing, must be coming from China and/or India, however it is coming from Thailand. You can view wind flow and pollution in real time here (double click to zoom): https://airvisual.com/earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JimShorts Posted January 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 2:04 PM, jerry921 said: When thinking about whether to rent on a high, medium or low floor of a condo tower, is the smog any different higher up? I.e. does it only tend to go up 6 or 8 stories or is it even worse on say the 20th? I'd think you get more breeze and less smog being way up high, but don't know, iswhyimaskin. You'd have to be 3,000 meters up before you'd see a noticeable reduction in air pollution. The Burj Khalifa is 828 meters. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraynz Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 i live in a high level condo at cosy beach,looks over jomtien -koh larn...yes it has been foggy most days ,for several weeks now...two days ago,i had to close bedroom window overnight,as bad smell was coming in from a local burning, but im not sure what is causing the fog on other days{the air smells clear, but i do see lots of black dust on my furniture {i leave two ranchsliders open,all the time}. i have not experience this before,in the previous two years here....some days i cant even see the boats crossing to the island--- looking the other way, towards pattaya, it usually looks clearer ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimShorts Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 It is "smog" not "fog" or perhaps a combination of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 4:21 PM, B0nkers said: Thanks for the replies. I moved away from Chiang Mai last March to get away from the poor air quality as it was causing health issues and probably not good long term regardless. Having the same symptoms here now, I think it may just be time to pack up and leave Thailand altogether. I love this place, but the piles of garbage, inch thick dirt of everything, and air quality is making me start to feel as though I'm living on the edge of a garbage dump and receiving all the health disbenefits you'd ehe xpect from that I would have said '...a burning garbage dump...' It has been like this since before the naval show back in November or earlier. There was a bit of a rain this morning and the air cleaned up, not for long though. Took maybe two hours for the smog to come back so strong you can't see Koh Larn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneZero Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 4:33 PM, johng said: On 1/22/2018 at 4:21 PM, B0nkers said: I think it may just be time to pack up and leave Thailand altogether The Pattaya/Jomtien air is not normally this bad but it does happen every year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology) Temperature inversion stops atmospheric convection (which is normally present) from happening in the affected area and can lead to the air becoming stiller and murky from the collection of dust and pollutants that are no longer able to be lifted from the surface. This can become a problem in cities where many pollutants exist. Inversion effects occur frequently in big cities The Pattaya/Jomtien air is not normally this bad but it does happen every year Observations. I was in Jomtien a week ago and experienced the terrible sooty air (definitely not just fog as it precipitated soot on my car). I'm now in Chiang Mai & find the air much better here (that's a turn around isn't it). But the air quality in Chiang Mai will definitely also disintegrate by March time frame - it does so on schedule every year. Perhaps there is an annual atmospheric / ocean / land relationship that creates the inversion pollution conditions Sattahip-Bangkok during Dec-Jan+ (as some have noted). If that is the case I will continue to spend time up north Nov-Feb and head to Jomtien Mar-May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonseeker Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Read the BKK Post headlines today. Same...same.....Bad, bad pollution! MS> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammike Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 21/01/2018 at 11:36 PM, lou62 said: Not sure what you mean? I was out and about at at 07.45 this morning and didn't notice any smog. I live in Jomtien so perhaps it's area specific. I walk in the mornings, on Monday I did not feel great and after my walk Tuesday I felt awfull,it was very low visibility out to sea and fog and pollution equal smog,after the shower yesterday it improved and after the rain today it's fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oMega69 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 any updates . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Looking out from my balcony this morning there is a bit a haze but nowhere near as bad as a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBob Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 44 minutes ago, johng said: Looking out from my balcony this morning there is a bit a haze but nowhere near as bad as a couple of weeks ago. Really? Taken 5 minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yes much better than a couple of weeks ago.Photo Just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huayrat Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) With all the Buses now a major problem in Pattaya and only half full.. Get ready for Bangkok Air pollution in the future.. The Buses are killing the city Edited March 12, 2018 by Huayrat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailien8 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Be glad you don't live in Chiang Mai, where air pollution is now as bad as in Beijing or New Delhi. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30340583 Jomtien's sea breeze should be able to stave off the tour buses' exhaust fumes for a while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Over the years I definitely noticed the difference in the air quality when there is or is not some rain. And Soi Bukhao which used to be pleasant to walk down is now a gauntlet of pollution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastos60 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Rather sit around Jomtien for the air quality then anywhere in the rest of Pattaya or Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Seems (cough, cough) fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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