Mae Hong Son flights cancelled due to fire-caused reduced visibility

By The Nation

 

 

In the face of a worsening smog crisis, Bangkok Airways has cancelled its flights to and from Mae Hong Son province since Monday.

 

As of press time, the boutique airline had cancelled eight flights between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son – two popular destinations in Thailand’s North. 

 

The visibility at the Mae Hong Son Airport has reportedly declined to just 2,000 metres, far below the 6,000-metres required by Bangkok Airways’ aircraft for the route.

 

The smog problem in Mae Hong Son stems partly from agriculture fires, which were lit to clear land for farming purposes. 

 

These fires continue raging despite the province having imposed a total ban on outdoor fires between March 1 and April 30. 

 

Mae Hong Son Governor Sirirath Chum-aupakarn has now vowed to take harsh action against those violating the ban. 

 

At present, 31 hotspots have been detected in Mae Hong Son.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30365739

 

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5 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Mae Hong Son Governor Sirirath Chum-aupakarn has now vowed to take harsh action against those violating the ban. 

Here's a hint for those planning a tourist trip somewhere and would like to be able to breath while at it:

 

 

https://fires.globalforestwatch.org/map/#activeLayers=viirsFires%2CactiveFires&activeBasemap=topo&activeImagery=&planetCategory=PLANET-MONTHLY&planetPeriod=Jan 0000&x=16.875000&y=0.557198&z=2

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mae Hong Son Governor Sirirath  Chum-aupakarn has now vowed to take harsh action against those violating the ban. 

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19 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Here's a hint for those planning a tourist trip somewhere and would like to be able to breath while at it:

 

 

https://fires.globalforestwatch.org/map/#activeLayers=viirsFires%2CactiveFires&activeBasemap=topo&activeImagery=&planetCategory=PLANET-MONTHLY&planetPeriod=Jan 0000&x=16.875000&y=0.557198&z=2

No idea what fires are burning in Canada where its -20C and 2-6 feet of snow. Maybe peoples holmes are on fire. The same goes for northern Europe.

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mae Hong Son Governor Sirirath Chum-aupakarn has now vowed to take harsh action against those violating the ban. 

10 minutes ago, Ulic said:

No idea what fires are burning in Canada where its -20C and 2-6 feet of snow. Maybe peoples holmes are on fire. The same goes for northern Europe.

The data comes from f.ex. NASA, https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/near-real-time/firms/viirs-i-band-active-fire-data

 

Each red dot can be clicked on to get the info why a detection was made. These are Thainess-proof as they aren't using Thai satellites.