webfact Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Chiang Mai: Haze health warning: "Worst in world" again and dire conditions set to continue all week Picture: Daily News There was continuing bad news as the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai was still blanketed in haze. Daily News reported that the department of pollution was warning the elderly, those with young children and people with health conditions to watch their health and activities closely. Four testing stations in Chiang Mai had high levels of PM 2.5 - Chang Pheuak with 113 micrograms, Sri Phoon 106, Suthep 90 and Thepparat Hospital 88. The media said that things were only getting worse with the haze expected to remain for a week. Weather and atmospheric conditions were trapping the particulate matter over the city. In addition an index of cities around the world with bad pollution, iqair.com, gave the city a 195 rating at 7 am yesterday. This was the worst in the world with Beijing in second. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-03-11 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fromas Posted March 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2021 This will affect daily life badly, let alone tourism. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Olivie Posted March 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2021 Great advertising for tourism. But until now, they did not care. The golden goose was alive. If they knew that pollution kills much more than covid... 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 It's all under control, the ptb regularly say so that it must be true. Simply a figment of people's imaginations. The sore throats, running eyes and pungents smells are from roadside food stalls. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheFishman1 Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 The thai people are burning forest all over Chiang Mai the air is terrible of course they say all the air is coming from Miramar TIT 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnacha Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 The pollution might be affecting this forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 My wife was driving to Hot the other day,and she said there were fires everywhere,even the roadside verges, every year the powers that be know it's going to happen, and where, and do very little to prevent it,it's shocking, Maybe they care even less this year as there are no tourists. regards Worgeordie 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickbat Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 “ why you complain? Why you talk bad? Don’t think too much” mai dai. Mai mi. Mai ruuh. we folks (expats) have only 1 option! Put up or get out. As it’s mai pen rai 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer999 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Palm oil plantations burning again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Gringo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 it's not a lot better here in Korat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Brickbat said: “ why you complain? Why you talk bad? Don’t think too much” mai dai. Mai mi. Mai ruuh. we folks (expats) have only 1 option! Put up or get out. As it’s mai pen rai Mai pen rai...(snorts...hack..spits out giant loggie on the sidewalk...mask on chin) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, TheFishman1 said: The thai people are burning forest all over Chiang Mai the air is terrible of course they say all the air is coming from Miramar TIT Call in the Thai Army and haul giant fans to mae sai border to blow it all back! :)....or boost economy for locals to stand there with paper hand fans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: There was continuing bad news as the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai was still blanketed in haze. Every year the same issue.... time the PM got all the governors in along with headmen, farmers and company owners.... and sprayed them with sanitiser to show his disgust. That'll do it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: those with young children and people with health conditions to watch their health and activities closely. So, is this the solution? talking about the effect and not looking for a solution to the cause ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybeat Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Was planning on going to Chang Mai for a week end of this month, now it seems like it's not going to happen. Anyone knows when will it end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Number ONE..They won’t loose the rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Gray Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Thailand No.1 again, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tonypandy Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, 1Gringo said: it's not a lot better here in Korat. Maybe, but the PM2.5 reported in this report are way lower than what they actually are, try nearer 300! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 here you go Thai government. every fire burning right now provided by NASA and Farangs that think too much. https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:2021-03-10..2021-03-11;@103.5,15.8,7z 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chaila Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 Help is on the way 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 the blue dot is Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thomas J Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 It never ceases to amaze me the variance in government response to events that harm people. If you have motorcycles with no helmets, riding 3 or more killing thousands each year, that is not a problem. If you have pollution sending 30,000 people in just a few days to hospitals in Chiang Mai, that is just normal life. But let 1 person get Covid and the mask mandates, bar closings, restaurant limitations, flight cancellations and mandatory quarantines are immediately mandated. Who can figure. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brommers Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 Until the Thai population become activists and start demonstrating & demanding action from the local and national government there will be no solution. Many locals are totally complicit and untouchable, and big agri-business does not give a damn. We can study the numbers until doomsday and still there will be no improvement. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) My Thai ex (we were together 4 1/2 years) wanted me a year ago to move up there with her (and ideally buy a house for us). That was one of the reasons (though not the main one) why we broke up. Now she found a way to buy a house there 10 miles SW of the old town and she's got her son's family with her the last I heard. If I wished her ill I'd say say good, but I don't wish her ill, quite the contrary. But I don't understand why she couldn't see that this would go on and on. Edited March 11, 2021 by Enzian typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Haven't heard from the guy who slagged me off for mentioning air pollution in Chang Mai on another thread.....maybe he is in hospital now? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 26 minutes ago, brommers said: Until the Thai population become activists and start demonstrating & demanding action from the local and national government there will be no solution. Many locals are totally complicit and untouchable, and big agri-business does not give a damn. We can study the numbers until doomsday and still there will be no improvement. Phayao has a burning ban. Most seems to be abiding by that. Mae Hong Son apparently does not or it is not generally accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, mybeat said: Was planning on going to Chang Mai for a week end of this month, now it seems like it's not going to happen. Anyone knows when will it end? Rainy season—May thru Sept. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, brommers said: Until the Thai population become activists and start demonstrating & demanding action from the local and national government there will be no solution. Many locals are totally complicit and untouchable, and big agri-business does not give a damn. We can study the numbers until doomsday and still there will be no improvement. Thais love burning anything that is even vaguely flammable.....combine that with total ignorance of the effects of burning and you get Chang Mai's all over the country. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Surelynot said: Thais love burning anything That is the basis. Then I'll add an inversion to this and combine it with continuing replenishment from Myanmar. That's it. Firemapper shows very clearly the situation west of the Thai-Myanmar border. Cambodia is the other hotspot responsible for air pollution in Isaan. 'inversion' https://www.weather.gov/media/lzk/inversion101.pdf Edited March 11, 2021 by Yom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aussiepeter Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 40 minutes ago, Surelynot said: Haven't heard from the guy who slagged me off for mentioning air pollution in Chang Mai on another thread.....maybe he is in hospital now? Don't sweat it, I get slagged off all the time by those on here that are living in denial, for telling the truth about C Mai - but then I got throat cancer (cured by radiation Oz) as a non-smoker from breathing the wonderful "fresh air" in C Mai for over twenty years. Only done one really clever thing in my life & that was selling our beautiful house in Saraphi in 2013 and moving to Oz, where our family breathes pure clean air 24/7. I loved C Mai when I first moved there in 1992 - it's horrid for 8 or 9 months a year now & getting worse - anyone who says it isn't is on another planet. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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