Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai had the highest number of hotspots on Friday, with 206, while PM2.5 levels in 40 provinces, mostly in northern and north-eastern provinces, exceed Thailand’s 50-micron safety level today (Saturday).

 

Yesterday, the Suomi NPP satellite of the Geo-Informatics Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) detected 6,999 hotspots in Myanmar, 2,618 in Laos, 1,096 in Thailand, 133 in Cambodia, 98 in Vietnam and 45 in Malaysia.

 

In Thailand, the three provinces with the highest number of hotspots are Chiang Rai (206), Chiang Mai (205) and Nan (95). 497 hotspots were detected in protected forests, 387 in national forest reserves 118 on farmland, 56 in land under the land reform program, 38 in communities and 3 along highways.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/chiang-rai-had-the-most-hotspots-on-friday-gistda/

 

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The Nasa/Firms site shows everything from India to every corner of Southeast Asia ablaze. Myanmar, Laos, and northern Thailand are solid red.  Why would anybody in their right mind come here to vacation in poison air?

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai had the highest number of hotspots on Friday

Is this for tourism visits or forest fires, it's hard to keep up?

38 minutes ago, John Drake said:

The Nasa/Firms site shows everything from India to every corner of Southeast Asia ablaze. Myanmar, Laos, and northern Thailand are solid red.  Why would anybody in their right mind come here to vacation in poison air?

They go south to the cat-houses.

Is 'hotspots' the new euphemism for fires?  If this satellite can spot these carcinogenic fires from six miles up, why can't local police see them from the relative safety/comfort of their A/C offices?  How many more must die before those tasked with 'serving and protecting' do their job? 

I wonder if burning off old growth and undergrowth could have impact on these levels.

3 hours ago, stoutfella said:

I wonder if burning off old growth and undergrowth could have impact on these levels.

I wonder whether the moon is made of cheese or custard.

3 hours ago, stoutfella said:

I wonder if burning off old growth and undergrowth could have impact on these levels.

Wondering if we've learned anything as of yet - can't continue to burn off agricultural leftovers and forests undergrowth on a wholesale basis. 

 

Tragic lesson learned? Or not?