Smog in Thailand's South worsens

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INDONESIA'S FOREST FIRES
Smog in South worsens
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- The smog in the South triggered by the Indonesian forest fires worsened yesterday, with several provinces reporting that levels of particulate matter of up to 10 microns in size (PM-10) had gone beyond the safe limit of 120 micrograms per cubic metre.

As of 3pm yesterday, the PM-10 level in Songkhla's Hat Yai district stood at 361mcg per cubic metre.

Environment Region 16 Office director Halem Jehmarikan said that PM10 levels in Songkhla, Yala, Satun and Pattani provinces yesterday afternoon stood at 235, 150, 192 and 155mcg respectively. The level of dust in the air during normal periods stands at below 50mcg.

The Pollution Control Department said its office in Songkhla would monitor the situation closely and that people could follow updates via www.air4thai.pcd.go.th or the "Air4Thai" app. They will also inform the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta and the Indonesian government about the smog impact in Thailand and call for Indonesia to tackle the problem urgently, the department said.

Visibility at Muang Yala Municipality was under 100 metres yesterday and people were prompted to wear facemasks.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Smog-in-South-worsens-30271380.html


-- The Nation 2015-10-22

[SoilSpoil]

The core of this problem is that we are all guilty; we all want products to be cheaper than their real costs. The price we ultimately pay is too high. Our greed and that of, in this case, plantation owners needs to stop.

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Smog situation in Yala deteriorates

BANGKOK, 22 October 2015 (NNT) -Visibility in Yala continued to deteriorate this morning, as the haze grows thicker in the region.

Yala residents are forced to endure smog for a fourth consecutive day since October 19. The smog has reportedly expanded to other districts of the province. Locals had been hopeful that recent rainfall would improve visibility, but the amount of precipitation was not enough to mitigate the haze.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reported that the October 21 air density in Mueang district was recorded at 149 micrograms per cubic meters, exceeding air quality standards by approximately 28 micrograms per cubic meter. Average air density in the South of Thailand is normally not higher 40 micrograms per cubic meter.

Yala authorities have encouraged people to wear face masks when leaving their homes, but not to spend too much time outdoors, especially those suffering from any respiratory illnesses.


-- NNT 2015-10-22

[springheeled jack]

giant wind turbines could be an answer to the smog set them up to blow the smog back into Indonesia then perhaps they may get the message .

[Doc46]

Get all the bloody Planes up in the air and seed the clouds from Thailand to Indo and Indo itself,,,, It will rain the smog down and with some luck put some fires out,,,,just thinking )

[shirtless]

This is not regular smoke this is from coal deposits that have ignited due to corporation using the slash and burn land clearing, its also much more detrimental to your health, thanks indonesia for sharing.

[wabothai]

And the north will follow soon.

[northernphil]

Why can't the WHO do something about this , after all it is WORLD HEALTH . Up here in the north we know every year that come March the smog arrives , this is up to Land of Smog to implement a law or two. But blowing in from another country and no one in authority seems to care !