It's back! Lousy air quality...ugh

[Surelynot]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Cold weather is miserable

Missing to the cold and the drizzle now........

[scubascuba3]

13 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Missing to the cold and the drizzle now........

don't forget the sideways rain and long dark cold nights

[Surelynot]

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

don't forget the sideways rain and long dark cold nights

Born and bred on the North York Moors........it'll be nowt.

[ICELANDMAN]

1 hour ago, kingofthemountain said:

I am sure it was already a nightmare last year

not sure for 2 years ago in Pattaya, but it was a

big concern in Chiang Mai area 3 or 4 years ago already

and it seems to be worse years after years

it coud be linked to the fall on the rice price after the end

of the Taksin rice schem with the farmers skiping in mass

to sugar cane instead

 

You are right that this is the reason for the increase in pollution so rapidly these last two years, the sugar cane fields are being burned to save work. This poses a great health risk and is now the tombstone for tourism and expatriates.

 

[Yom]

3 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Was the air quality this bad for this long before?

Perhaps this might be interesting for you?

Historical (ok, not 'long before') data back to August 2016:

https://aqicn.org/city/thailand/chonburi/laem-chabang-municipal-stadium/

 

 

[LALes]

Its been bad for years in mid-January to mid-February period.  I go back and look at old photos from 10 years ago and all the shots from Jan-Feb are set against a gruesome, gray background.  I'm thinking about the Caribbean, too.  When this Covid is over, it will be time for a recon mission.

[brewsterbudgen]

1 hour ago, LALes said:

Its been bad for years in mid-January to mid-February period.  I go back and look at old photos from 10 years ago and all the shots from Jan-Feb are set against a gruesome, gray background.  I'm thinking about the Caribbean, too.  When this Covid is over, it will be time for a recon mission.

It's certainly been bad for decades in Bangkok.  We're just more aware of it these days, due to social media and the availability of AQI monitoring - and the marketing of air purifiers and N95 masks!

[Banana7]

Here are a few photos from 4 Feb 2021 morning in Pattaya. Can't see Koh Larn island or anything in Pattaya Bay, or further out in the gulf.

[Tarteso]

Look like the hell today

[Ventenio]

fact:  

 

humans are very bad at figuring out long-term risks that will kill them.

 

bottom line:  Idiots.    

 

future headline:  idiot farang dies after breathing death air for 20-years.   cue the laughter

[redwood1]

27 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

Look like the hell today

Actually the pollution is a lot less today... 

[brewsterbudgen]

33 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

fact:  

 

humans are very bad at figuring out long-term risks that will kill them.

 

bottom line:  Idiots.    

 

future headline:  idiot farang dies after breathing death air for 20-years.   cue the laughter

Some people even smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol!  

[Tarteso]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

Actually the pollution is a lot less today... 

Not the in my AQ Air app at this moment

[redwood1]

1 minute ago, Tarteso said:

Not the in my AQ Air app at this moment

My 100% reliable app is called looking out the window.....

[Yom]

22 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

looking out the window....

But not enough. An additional PM2.5-meter might give 'better' results.

[Tarteso]

31 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

My 100% reliable app is called looking out the window.....

Isn’t the smog, neither the clear air or view out of your window. Are just the invisible nanoparticles known as PM2.5, which can penetrate deep into the respiratory system and trigger a variety of diseases, including cancer. You should close your window. I use air purifier and air acon 24 hours here in North Chiang Mai.

[Yom]

'Nanoparticles' is a bit different.

Ultrafine dust or ultrafine particles (UFP) are usually particles in the air with a diameter between 1 and 100 nanometers (nm). In addition to the PM10 and PM2.5 fractions, the UFP fraction is the smallest particle of fine dust.

Well, I would be happy, if the PM2.5 story would improve.

[dabhand]

On 2/5/2021 at 9:06 AM, Banana7 said:

Here are a few photos from 4 Feb 2021 morning in Pattaya. Can't see Koh Larn island or anything in Pattaya Bay, or further out in the gulf.

 

 

You can see the Sun. Just how far do you want to see? 

[Yom]

3 hours ago, dabhand said:

You can see the Sun

 

I'll Follow The Sun?

[jomtienisgood]

On 2/5/2021 at 4:58 PM, brewsterbudgen said:

Some people even smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol!  

Amazing, I'm one of them. I even breathe... 555555

[Surelynot]

14 hours ago, Yom said:

 

I'll Follow The Sun?

Ha...just been learning that on the guitar!!!!

[Surelynot]

17 hours ago, dabhand said:

 

You can see the Sun. Just how far do you want to see? 

Trump TR8 soft top advert???

[Yom]

8 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Trump TR8 soft top advert???

I'd prefer my BMW  300 cc.