by Mitch Connor

 

According to the Pollution Control Department, 23 locations, primarily in the northern region of Thailand, have been found to contain high levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or smaller in diameter (PM2.5). The most severe levels were identified in Chiang Mai. These concentrations are considered detrimental to human health.

As of 11am yesterday, PM2.5 dust levels in the north ranged between 98 to 277 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m³) of air over the past 24 hours.

Hazardous air pollution was reported in 21 areas within the northern provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nan, Phayao, and Phitsanulok.

 

PM2.5 levels in the north were as follows:

98μg/m³ in tambon Hang Dong of Chiang Mai’s Hot district.

108 in tambon Nai Muang of Phitsanulok’s Muang district.

117 in tambon Jong Kham of Mae Hong Son’s Muang district.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/air-pollution-increases-in-northern-and-upper-northeastern-regions

 

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Meanwhile in City Hall, Local Police Stations and anywhere else that 'Civil Servants' may be....ZZzzzzzzzz !

 

It appears that The Pollution "Control" Department merely *monitors* the Pollution, rather than actually *controlling* it. 

 

 

Geography is not a strong point of Thai journalism.

"northeastern"??

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Not a single location named has anything to do with the northeast.

I was alarmed from the headline as you can understand.

 

And the link to the article ends in a 404

13 minutes ago, andersonat said:

 

It appears that The Pollution "Control" Department merely *monitors* the Pollution, rather than actually *controlling* it. 

 

 

And the governor seems to still be employed in his lofty position while doing nothing.

I would rather go on vacation to New Delhi.  Anyone thinking of coming here is not of sound mind.  This potential cancer causing problem will never go away, just get worse. 

Authorities obviously ignore the source of the problem and instead prioritize the firefighting and preventive measures after the catastrophe is a fact. Why not catch the fire igniters and punish them severely instead of asking them in a nice manner not to ignite fires. We live in 2023 with so many  options to catch the igniters and still they mainly fail in doing that. Where I live we now had Hazardous pollution levels for two weeks , and authorities as I see it totally ignore it, when they just talk with big words, but at the same time they are totally incapacitated. Failure deluxe.

17 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Geography is not a strong point of Thai journalism.

"northeastern"??

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W      E

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Hope this helps.

Not a single location named has anything to do with the northeast.

I was alarmed from the headline as you can understand.

 

And the link to the article ends in a 404

Maybe they meant the NorthEastern part of the North?

 

   We are in NongKhai and the levels here have been just as bad as the others in the article, we drove up to Chiang Khan a week ago along the Mekong and the smoke was so bad you couldn't see across the river. At night the fires on the mountains on the Lao side could be seen very clearly, they were huge. That's what I figured the article was going to be about.

it's getting worse in chon buri too. is it crop burning still? if corrupt officials are keeping the crop fires going, then they should be jailed as traitors to their country. how can Thailand talk about wellness and tourism while this cancer smoke is blotting out the sun? the administration is a farce

Drove up to Chiangmai Friday.  In Lampang I saw several fires buring still.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/how-chiang-mai-became-the-worlds-most-polluted-city