Chiang Mai pollution continues to be terrible - people urged to wear masks

[webfact]

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that despite summer rainstorms the PM2.5 particulate matter in the air in Chiang Mai continued to be serious.

 

The lack of winds and more smoke from fires in Laos were keeping the situation bad.

 

The white particles in the air could be seen with the naked eye they claimed.

 

Meanwhile Manager reported the health department as saying that tourists and locals in Chiang Mai should all be monitoring the hazardous conditions.

 

Picture: Sanook

 

People should all wear masks and monitor both their own health and the readings of the pollution from the authorities.

 

Earlier reports from the Thai Hoteliers' Association suggested that few tourists were planning to be in the north during the Songkran holidays.

 

One of the main reasons for that was the fact that Chiang Mai has been one of the most polluted cities in the world recently. 

 

The northern Thai city and province - so popular with Songkran revellers prior to the pandemic - is expected to be largely deserted again this year except for some people visiting relatives. 

 

 

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[lordblackader]

ROFL. 

 

The air rating is green as I'm typing this. 

[rickthailand]

pm 007  in chiang mai. bad reporting

[BritManToo]

48 minutes ago, lordblackader said:

ROFL. 

 

The air rating is green as I'm typing this. 

Unbelievably clear and clean.

 

[Yorkshire Tea]

If they'd published this yesterday, would've been correct, but storms last night changed everything ????

[RichardColeman]

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The lack of winds and more smoke from fires in Laos were keeping the situation bad.

Why can't there just buy some large fans and blow it back ? 

[cnx101]

2 hours ago, lordblackader said:

ROFL. 

 

The air rating is green as I'm typing this. 

Yes it’s at 0

[brommers]

They are using Laos as a cover up for the huge fires on Doi Suthep and Samoeng. The wind direction has been from the north west which is Myanmar not Laos. On Tuesday the air quality has been much better but as soon as the rain abates the numbers rise. Prayuth promised us last year that it would all be sorted out within days but he has apparently forgotten this! But then he does have so much on his mind these days poor thing.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

One of the main reasons for that was the fact that Chiang Mai has been one of the most polluted cities in the world recently

Reap what you sow... 

[csmith]

Much much better today after the rain/drizzle we have had over the past 3 days .… great to be able to open windows again to let fresh air in.

Also temp dropped by 10 degrees … feels much healthier.

The mountains visible again .… just took this shot from our garden.

 

 

[CMoldie]

1 hour ago, brommers said:

They are using Laos as a cover up

Less so than usually right now, because of recent heavy rain which has put the fires out, but this website is very informative

https://firms2.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:2021-04-05..2021-04-06;@108.5,14.6,5z

Edited April 6, 2021 by CMoldie

[TheFishman1]

I had to leave Chiang Mai because the air was so bad the Prime Minister promised last year that he would fix everything where is he now TIT

[Venom]

52 minutes ago, csmith said:

Much much better today after the rain/drizzle we have had over the past 3 days .… great to be able to open windows again to let fresh air in.

Also temp dropped by 10 degrees … feels much healthier.

The mountains visible again .… just took this shot from our garden.

 

 

 

As it should be, and incredibly just two days ago it was listed as most polluted city on the planet! Obviously they couldn't burn the fields for the last two days due to the rains and wala extreme PM2.5 air pollution is gone. 

[Benmart]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

 

Why can't there just buy some large fans and blow it back ? 

I get your pun. Surpised the government hasn't installed giant fans all along the borders, which if done by some bizzare coincidence, the fans would either be stolen or broken down due to lack of maintenance.

[DBath]

“People should all wear masks and monitor both their own health and the readings of the pollution from the authorities.” I take this to mean: “shut up and wear your mask, nobody is doing anything to resolve this...”

Edited April 6, 2021 by DBath

[connda]

Chiang Mai pollution continues to be terrible - people urged to wear masks

Heck.  I hate to be Captain Obvious here, but think about the silliness of that statement given the current time and circumstances.  Hummm.  ????

[Stargeezr]

I did enjoy the scenery of Chiang Mai and area years ago when I visited in December. the near 0c in two days

was a bit of a shock, but the air was clear.  I still prefer being near the ocean though, as I live near the mountains

and, as my one Thai Canadian friend says, of mountains, if you seen one, you"ve seen them all. 555. good luck

with your smoky problem.  Yes I was there once in the smoky season, and have not gone back since.

Geezer