Smog returns to southern provinces from Indonesian fires

By Somchai Samart
The Nation

 

File photo

 

Smog caused by fires in Indonesia reached the southern provinces of Songkhla, Satun, Narathiwat and Yala on Sunday.

 

Thananchai Suwansuk, head of environment office of region six, said that 19 hotspots had been detected in Sumatra Island of Indonesia on Sunday, up from 12 spots on Saturday.

 

Among the four provinces, Songkhla has been hit the most from the rising level of dust less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter.

The wind has made it less severe in some areas, he said.

 

Officials plan to instal more devices to check air pollution in Pattani province.

 

In recent years, Thailand’s southern provinces have been affected by smog from Indonesia as forests there are cleared for agricultural activities besides regular forest fires.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30390826

 

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

Smog caused by fires in Indonesia reached the southern provinces of Songkhla, Satun, Narathiwat and Yala

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

said that 19 hotspots had been detected in Sumatra Island of Indonesia on Sunday, up from 12 spots on Saturday.

They will never learn ...

The owners of land that is burning need to be fined to the max ( or put in prison for a long time ), may be that helps ...

same ... same ..     indonesia won't have any forests or bush in 10 years time.

 

 

 

Nice file photo when and where was it taken? ????

 

The max reading in the south today is 2.5 PM AQI value of 51 which is extremely low compared to the horrendous air pollution inundates the north of Thailand six months of the year during Thailand's field burning season. Even central thailand including Hua Hin was much worse this year with 2.5 PM up to AQI of 200 while Chiang Rai was listed at over AQI 500 2.5 PM just two months ago!!  And of course the most polluted city in the world winner this year was Chiang Mai! No comparison.  

time for the 1000 helicopters and propellers to blow it back to them ?

It's gone again, though it was barely here, AQI got to 140 over the weekend, but it's 55 this morning in Hat Yai. 

 

The Haze website http://asmc.asean.org/home/ isn't reporting anything, still too much rainfall in the south.