Bangkok Air Quality and Pollution 2023

[onthedarkside]

 

The folks up in Chiang Mai are complaining of red, and it looks like the late-arriving, agricultural burning-induced smog season has finally reared its head in Bangkok as well:

 

 

https://aqicn.org/city/thailand/bangkok/chulalongkorn-hospital/

 

This season, thus far, has been much better in Bangkok than a year ago, as evidenced by the numbers of days listed in the red/unhealthy category:

 

 

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Also in the news today:

 

 

 

[michael888]

What are you actually saying?  So it went from horrendous to horrible?  Less people might die this year from the toxic air?

We have gotten lucky with some southern winds coming off the gulf that have kept some days tolerable.  

Keep burning those fields government, corporations and farmers.  You've turned this whole country into a giant flaming sugar plantation, congratulations.  

Up in the 150's today in BKK

[Don Chance]

Walking around Bangkok and breathing all the exhaust directly from  cars and motor bikes without pollution control mufflers is unhealthy anytime of year.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Levels in BKK are much better today, and actually out of both the red and orange levels in most areas.

 

 

http://aqicn.org/city/thailand/bangkok/chulalongkorn-hospital/

 

Edited March 1, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Dunno what's happened this very late in the normal Thailand smog season, but things have suddenly gone to hell, just in time for Songkran:

 

http://aqicn.org/city/thailand/bangkok/chulalongkorn-hospital/

 

Normally by this time of year, the annual smog season is either done or almost done....

 

Based on the Chula monitoring station readings below, today is the first fully red/unhealthy air day of 2022 for that Bangkok area, which is extremely unusual. Last year there were 7 fully red days during the same period.

 

2022:

 

This below is what 2021 looked like for the same period, with much worse air during the normal smog season, which usually starts November-December and runs into March-April, depending on the year.

 

2021:

 

Edited April 10, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Monday was the third consecutive "red" / "unhealthy for all" air quality day in Bangkok. Meaning the average AQI reading for those days (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) hit 151 or above, the low threshold for air quality becoming unhealthy for all.

 

 

 

https://aqicn.org/city/bangkok

 

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[Northstar1]

Retired in paradise?