1 hour ago, Tarteso said:

 

COME TO DIE TO THAILAND.

 

 

and thats the AVERAGE! so some areas there are much worse than that

 

 

2 hours ago, legend49 said:

So the government does zero to minimise the issue. The people have to suffer by staying indoors and then they have to become amateur scientists and monitor AQI. Why have a government?

The people will hide in the malls now which brings in loads of cash$$$....billions of it! so it's okay krub.

1 hour ago, stouricks said:

What makes the air INSIDE my home any better than that OUTSIDE please?

 

well i don't know about in your area but in mine (hua hin) the air is significantly better in the afternoons than at night (cheeky buggers light their fields at night around here almost like they know they are doing something bad..) as onshore winds blow a lot of it away in the afternoons.

 

so closing up the house around 6'ish and keeping the air cons off is a big help over night.

 

 

2 hours ago, Tarteso said:

 

COME TO DIE TO THAILAND.

 

Calm down, it's not even "very unhealthy" or "hazardous" yet!

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Dear Mum, Having a lovely time, wish you were here, jo.

Classic !

Thats greater Chiang Mai now..... and burning has not even started.... pack your bags and leave.....forever !!!!

8 minutes ago, Markus Rider said:

Thats greater Chiang Mai now..... and burning has not even started.... pack your bags and leave.....forever !!!!

 

yeah they just squeezed back into the top 10 most polluted cities. maybe now is the time to plan that spring exodus CM guys?

 

Edited January 13, 20206 yr by GeorgeCross

2 hours ago, stouricks said:

What makes the air INSIDE my home any better than that OUTSIDE please?

 

The air inside likely isn't any better than outside....

 

But what they mean when they make stupid statements like that is, if you stay inside, you're not likely to be physically exerting yourself and breathing harder compared to if you're hoofing around outside... Thus breathing in less pollution by breathing lightly at home.  Not that breathing lightly bad air is very good either....

 

What a wonderful catchphrase for TAT:  "Minimize outdoor activities", to which they could add, "and indoor activities".  Welcome to Thailand--filthy air and a grossly overpriced Baht.

Thai govt air pollution map for Central Region:

 

Real world air pollution map for Central Region:

4 hours ago, legend49 said:

So the government does zero to minimise the issue. The people have to suffer by staying indoors and then they have to become amateur scientists and monitor AQI. Why have a government?

Simple answer to your question. There is no government. There is an army occupying the government positions.

It's unhealthy in Mae Sot at the moment. I wear a mask going into town. It tends to get better during the day but never gets better than moderate at this time of the year. 

 

 

Cha Am is 151 at the moment. Just a little more than they are reporting.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Among the area where the reading exceeded safe levels were: Kanchanaphisek Road and Din Daeng Road, Muang district in Nakhon Pathom province, Pak Kret in Nonthaburi province, Phra Pradaeng and Pak Nam in Samut Prakan province, Krathum Baen and Muang in Samut Sakhon.

We had a reprieve this morning.... it peed down with rain.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The authority has suggested that people avoid outdoor activities ............

This message must be conveyed to the pro-Government runners ! (Bless their little lungs).

3 hours ago, stouricks said:

What makes the air INSIDE my home any better than that OUTSIDE please?

An air purifier.  Best investment you can make, especially if you have children and care about them not ending up with pollution-linked heart disease or cancer.

 

Outside, the PM2.5 count is in the forties, but with my cheap and cheerful purifier running it's down to eleven.

Edited January 13, 20206 yr by Krataiboy

2 hours ago, cheshiremusicman said:

This is in reference to the question about 'the difference between inside and outside air qualities'

It doesn't. I did some research with a friend and the strange thing was that we found evidence that the air quality inside your property was normally much worse than outside. I know this sounds very strange, but it seems to be true based on the fact that there is less air circulation inside than outside. The smallest particulates 'pm2.5' are the most injurious to health in the long-term as they get trapped in your lungs and lodge there. Only a HEPA filter will trap these very small particulates. I understand that 3M sell a certified HEPA facemask that one can buy.

Cleaning materials and many other products we routinely have in our homes are potentially hazardous to health and can make the air in your living room or bedroom worse than that outside. An air purifier with a HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) filter will trap a lot, but not all, of the potentially harmful stuff.

https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/indoor/indoor-air-pollutants/cleaning-supplies-household-chem.html

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Minimise outdoor activities, say authorities, as air quality continues to be unsafe in many areas

Okay, time to stuff yourself full with cheetos, cookies and netflix all day. It's the government's fault if we become obese as F*********

I am very surprised that our great leader General Prayuth has not yet thought about it:

 

"We should build cities in the countryside because the air is cleaner there!" 

 

Alphonse Allais was a French journalist, writer and humorist (October 20, 1854 - October 28, 1905). Famous in the Belle Époque, known for its acerbic pen and absurd humor.

 

 

4 hours ago, Tarteso said:

COME TO DIE TO THAILAND.

Not me.   I came here yesterdie .

The dearth of Thai government air quality measuring sites south of Bangkok reflects the apathy of sucessive administrations towards a problem which is getting out of hand.

 

There needs to be a lot more monitoring, along with a nation-wide emergency plan to combat the causes of air pollution. Otherwise thousands of Thais will continue to die each year through breathing toxic air and international tourism will take an even bigger hit.

 

 

 

 

In keeping with the new "positive power" being promoted, i have submitted a bill to the authorities to rename HAZE ( from the already renamed smog).  All TV members and the public are asked to now refer to the rose colored air as  HUSH.   A campaign and new theme song

has already been approved.   Feel free to sign along 

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Minimise outdoor activities, say authorities, as air quality continues to be unsafe in many areas

So what do they think that the air is better inside? If one doesn't have a 100% closed in house with the Air 100% filtered it makes No difference if one outside or inside.

2 hours ago, AsterixThai said:

PM2.5 87 in my house in Suratthani at the moment.

 

 

Winning! 

4 hours ago, SoilSpoil said:

Yes it will.  Burning your trash or crops has serious effects on the health of children. How many chuldren end up in hospital every year? Burning is a crime, and the only way to clear up your skies is to stop this madness. Fine them, take their lands, put them in jail. People learn fast.

Until the useless govt starts providing trash pickup throughout the country most of the people don't have any other way to get rid of their trash. Maybe someone can issue a royal decree demanding trash pickup service

4 minutes ago, digger70 said:

So what do they think that the air is better inside? If one doesn't have a 100% closed in house with the Air 100% filtered it makes No difference if one outside or inside.

And how many people have AC

6 minutes ago, Fred white said:

And how many people have AC

Not many and most Thai houses have open brick or open wood work for Air flow. 

someone told me that the Thai's have planted corn to convert into ethanol and thus burning the stalks.  i did not know this.  the government must subsidize these farmers with modern equipment so that they can plow under rather than burn.. more submarines.

4 hours ago, SoilSpoil said:

Fine them, take their lands, put them in jail. People learn fast.

No they won't. Only way they will stop is when the villages near the burning fields are carpet bombed to the ground. Thailand needs corporal punishment. Start with caning like they did down in SG.

Ah, the Thai way. Tell people not to go outside rather than have any of those nasty confrontations by arresting people lighting fires.

Easily solved. Give the cops a bonus of 1,000 baht for every firebug arrested. Zero fires in short order, IMO.