rexpotter Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Used to live there, and this is why I do not anymore. Gets worse every year. Edited March 29 by rexpotter wrong size image 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 It is TEN times better than it was last year. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 12 minutes ago, nglodnig said: It is TEN times better than it was last year. 1780 AQI last year? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 16 minutes ago, Dolf said: 1780 AQI last year? Actually I was using "visibility" as a measure - when I landed this time last year I could barely see to the edge of the runway, let alone Doi Suthep itself - most days the mountains are clear so visibility ten times greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Went to CM today. I've seen it much worse although it is bad. Lamphun is much better. I love the way that the AQI is averaged out to make it look not so bad when there are readings out there in the 300s. But "Shhhh" dont' say anything. It might affect tourism. In the meanwhile Big Ag gets a pass and villagers keep burning the forests down to clear out underbrush in order to collect mushroom when the rain beings. A token villager or two gets arrest and a hand-slap. Wash, rinse, repeat forever. Given the plans to increase sugar cane production for ethanol it will only get worse. In the meanwhile certain high ranking officials jet-set to cleaner air elsewhere on the globe. "Sucks to be you commoners." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 15 minutes ago, nglodnig said: Actually I was using "visibility" as a measure - when I landed this time last year I could barely see to the edge of the runway, let alone Doi Suthep itself - most days the mountains are clear so visibility ten times greater. You have to look at the stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernRyland Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Yesterday. AQI meters maxed out at 500 in Samoeng. Multiple raging forest fires. Smoke so thick in the morning it's like fog. City feels clean in comparison. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoKorat Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On this subject, there was a BBC Radio report broadcast this week. The reporter interviewed a doctor from the area who stated that the number of deaths from lung cancer where the deceased had never been a smoker was up 40% and he put the blame squarely on local burning of agricultural waste/forest fires. Another couple of interesting points from the programme was that farmers can legally burn their crop waste but they have to apply to do so on a special app. The story went that farmers can apply to burn but will only be given permission when air quality is not bad. One farmer they visited whilst he was burning said he had permission - this was recently when the air quality was really bad. Either he was lying or that system isn't working And........ apparently a lot of the smoke and thus, poor air quality is caused by forest fires in what the local officials called 'revenge burning' - done by locals who unhappy with being stopped from burning crop waste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Tea Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Yesterday, CM governor was begging them to stop burning! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoKorat Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Why is Mr. Somebody confused about my previous post? Do you need further explanation Somebody? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexpotter Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 5 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Yesterday, CM governor was begging them to stop burning! Who is he reffering to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Chiang Mai Air in the Bangkok forum ? There is also a dedicated Pollution topic in the Chiandg Mai forum. CLOSED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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