Meteorologists say haze covering Phuket is 'normal'

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PHUKET: Meteorologists say haze is 'normal'
Eakkapop Thongtub


Residents concerned over the haze covering Phuket.

PHUKET: -- The Meteorological office yesterday (September 18) advised residents of Phuket not to be concerned about the thick fog circling the sky.

Residents have been assured that this type of weather, also known as haze, is normal after heavy rain.

Meteorologists said that humidity and high pressure have contributed to the fogginess and caused poor visibility.

From Saphan Hin, it is only possible to see Koh Yaow in the distance, as both Koh Phi Phi and Koh Dok Mai are out of sight.

Meteorologists are warning anyone travelling by sea to be more vigilant as some areas might be foggier than others.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/1411105504_1-org.jpg


-- Phuket News 2014-09-19

[NamKangMan]

Who picked this photo?

It makes Phuket look like it's a war zone with the piles of rubble in the foreground.

Not a great look.

Edited September 19, 2014 by NamKangMan

[monkeycountry]

Who picked this photo?

It makes Phuket look like it's a war zone with the piles of rubble in the foreground.

Not a great look.

Was thinking the exact same thing

[Zumteufel]

Well. I'm sure that if the old cars and buses spitting out thick smoke were taken off the roads, the fog would become thinner. But hey, that's they authorities job to handle, so not much hope for that.

[belg]

in another article of today, they blame burnings in another country ...

[shirtless]

Maybe Indonesia is doing a burn off I wish they would wake up and mulch it instead.

[ggt]

Those with any form of breathing problem beware...this fog or air pollution is not a good place to be at this time...much like Chiang Mai during the rice farm burn-off that occurs there...

[BestBitterPhuket]

Of course it's normal. Every year the Indonesian burning pollute the lungs and airways of people in Singapore and malaysia. Sadly it has become a normal occurrence. The air pollution in singapore is quite bad at this moment, all thanks to our ASEAN " brothers".

[Oziex1]

Who picked this photo?

It makes Phuket look like it's a war zone with the piles of rubble in the foreground.

Not a great look.

It makes Phuket look like Phuket, Has the rubble and rubbish from the illegal beach establishments been cleaned up yet?

[spidermike007]

The real question is, what are we expected to accept as normal these days? Some of the haze is no doubt from Indonesia burning. Some may also be from Chinese and Indian factories. If you look at wind charts, it reveals that some of this industrial pollution travels thousands of miles, and it makes sense that we might be getting some of that, both in the Andaman, and in the Gulf.

[Valentine]

Who picked this photo?

It makes Phuket look like it's a war zone with the piles of rubble in the foreground.

Not a great look.

Was thinking the exact same thing

Me too. It is a crying shame that we cannot exert any control over airborne pollutants from other countries. It is a serious problem the whole world needs to recognise & do something about rather than spouting mealy mouthed platitudes at some expensive junket but there are always other things which grab world attention, & rightly so, such as Ebola & IS.

[Guest]

Me too. It is a crying shame that we cannot exert any control over airborne pollutants from other countries. It is a serious problem the whole world needs to recognise & do something about rather than spouting mealy mouthed platitudes at some expensive junket but there are always other things which grab world attention, & rightly so, such as Ebola & IS.

If we look back to the history, the so called green parties were demanding that we must use more bio-diesel as environmentally friendly alternative to normal diesel.

The bio-diesel production was increased and the burning of the rainforests in the Indonesia started. This is one of the examples what quarterly thinking produces. Now the same 'green' groups are demanding increasing using wind power, and in a decade or so they will demand those to be dismantled as the wind turbines kill migrant birds.

Fortunately for us, Phuket is in quite convenient location. We have large sea next to us and don't have too much of air pollution, at least yet. The smog from Chinese factories and smoke from Sumatran fires don't reach here. The situation might change if the palm oil production start to happen on the western part of the Sumatra.