Indonesian haze rolls into Yala, Songkhla

By Somchai Samart
The Nation

 

 

Haze from dozens of forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island boosted harmful PM2.5 dust particles in the air in Songkhla and Yala provinces to twice the hazardous level on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Thananchai Wannasuk, director of Regional Environmental Office 16 based in Songkhla, said the level topped 100 micrograms per cubic metre of air – double the safe limit accepted in Thailand.

 

Hat Yai in Songkhla was at 104mcg at 1pm and an hour later 100mcg of PM2.5 – airborne particulates 2.5 microns or less in diameter. Yala was at 106mcg at 1pm and 98mcg at 2pm.

 

A shift in the wind direction is blamed for bringing the Indonesian haze into Thailand, which had escaped adverse effects from September 15-17, when smoke from scores of fire hotspots on Sumatra was choking other nearby territories.

 

With the wind still heading northwest, Thananchai said Thailand could be in worse shape still when his office’s 24-hour PM2.5 reading is announced tomorrow (September 19).

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30376376

 

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Another day another haze thread.

 

Been murky most of the day in Hat Yai, worse this afternoon.

The AQICN website indicates PM2.5 levels over 200 this evening.

 

 

 

 

Yes, the haze has been getting stronger for 3 days now. Today is the first day I can smell the smoke in the air, visibility range is 150-250m. It is raining today for the second day, though not as strong as yesterday. Hopefully the rain will pick up and take away some of the less pleasant effects.

 

I am south of Amphoe Mueang Yala.

 

It is being reported now in the BBC, ought to do a lot for TAT's numbers

It's horrible down here in Singapore !!!

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

It is being reported now in the BBC, ought to do a lot for TAT's numbers

Won't make much difference, the tourists coming to the south are primarily from Malaysia & Singapore, so same same, or possibly a little bit better!

 

Murky in Hat Yai today, AQI 170, can't see the sun.

 

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Cant even see the big budda in chalong today its so bad.

So much for krabi were basicly dead here in phuket.