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Fires burning in neighboring countries blamed for Chiang Mai woes - most polluted city in the World


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Posted
50 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:

But the problem is: 1) Same place 2) Same time of the year 3) Every year.  So the neighboring countries have the fires every year at the same time?  This is year the blame can be deflected to it's neighbors.  What or who gets the blame next year?  

You've answered your own questions.

 

It's not a deflection. I worked for three pre-monsoon seasons in remote northwest Myanmar and around this time each year, we would post active fire watches and have rapid response teams to recover our gear from the vicinity of flashpoints. On a quiet day, we would see about half a dozen alerts.

 

Just had a look on FIRMS and it's still the same.

 

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2023-03-12;@94.5,24.0,12z

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Posted
1 hour ago, webfact said:

Chiang Mai was the most polluted city in the world yesterday late morning to evening according to iqair.com

North Lampang way more dense smoke where it stagnates in a small valley, been staying in cm past two weeks to get away from it

Posted
4 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Great reputation for Thailand, and particularly, Chiang Mai..now named the most polluted city in the world (hard to believe...but who am I)..how will TAT butter this up?

Number 1 again

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Posted
5 hours ago, webfact said:

In Chiang Dao a senior official said there was almost no field burning in his area, it was indeed coming "from the neighbors".

Always someone else...

The wind always comes from a neighbouring country so they say.. 

Thailand says smoke from Laos comes on an easterly wind.

CM says smoke come from Myanmar on a westerly wind..

such bad luck.

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Posted
17 minutes ago, JCauto said:

Do we really have to go through this ritual every year? Step one, blame the neighbors for doing what they do every single year in order to survive. Step two, blame the farmers in Thailand for having to survive by doing the same. Step three, downplay the inevitable discovery that CP Group and other agro-industry giants were actually driving the burning through commodities cropping for their animal feed and other food production. Step four, make sure nothing changes, rinse and repeat next year! 

It's 2023 no one has to burn in order to survive. Get with the times bro.

Posted
5 hours ago, webfact said:

the most polluted city in the world

Where is the award? ???? 

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

causing health problems for Thais. 

And Falangos ????

Posted
9 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Blaming the neighbors is tantamount to saying nothing can be done, no improvements can be made, and the administration has no responsibility to address anything, anytime, anywhere. It is sheer, and stunning stupidity. A hundred things could be done to clean up the air. And what about the rest of the nation, the contributing factor of sugar burning, foul diesel soot, etc?

Can you please tell us how to clean up the air in Chang Mai. I would like to know and I promise to send on your recommendations.
BTW this discussion is about the air quality in Chang Mai!

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Posted
20 minutes ago, spermwhale said:

Yeah.. Although it's technically not the cool season anymore, these fires really ruin the best time of year in the North every single year. It's a regular thing and it only takes a few selfish farmers to ruin the day for millions 

 

 

They ruin the flower season every year because of this. March would be lovely if the air was clean.

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Most of the smoke comes from other countries is true. the problem is the other countries are poor. burning is best for them. so who is going to pay the price to stop the smoke. It will not be a small number. maybe an increase in the price of rice with the requirment to stop buring. if caught buring, then fine them because they now have more money. of course, thai has to remain competitve

 

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