August 11, 20169 yr Last year was not good weather in September -October. Do you think Indonesia will be burning the palms again?
August 12, 20169 yr Yes. Some years worse than others. Since this year have seen lack of rain shoud be a bad year for haze.
August 12, 20169 yr Indonesia is not burning palms, They are destroying and burning the rain forests so that they can plant more oil palms. There have been a few documentaries on rehabilitating the orang-utans and also the elephants.
August 12, 20169 yr Given that last year was the nastiest ever and that there are no signs of change in Indonesia, I'd say prepare for the worst. Better yet, just give the South a wide berth in October, which usually seems to be the smokiest month.
August 12, 20169 yr Phuket had a really bad smog last year. This was at the end of August 2015. Currently there seems to be only one fire marked at Sumatra. https://panphuket.com/weather/asian-haze-smog-coverage-map
August 12, 20169 yr It all depends on the weather. The haze doesn't usually reach Thailand, the boundary tends to sit just north of Penang, Malaysia. Last year the winds brought it into Thailand and it was bad here in Hat Yai. There will certainly be a burning season again in Indonesia, whether it will reach southern Thailand? We'll have to wait and see what the wind does.
August 12, 20169 yr Up here in the north they also call it "SMOG', but there's no fog involved. It's just brown, dirty pollution. I think most here is burning crops and also forests nearby, as the forest leaves and normal litter are host to a variety of mushrooms. The litter is burned, adding something to the soil, and the mushrooms are easier to find. But it does leave us city dwellers wearing masks for 2 months, extra filters for the air conditioners, and added to which are a few thousand diesel belching song taews, which is our substitute for buses and trains.
August 12, 20169 yr It seems to live ok in Thailand, you need a house or 3 burning season in Chiang Mai in Feb - Mar - April and now have to get away from Phuket in Aug - Sep - Oct ? oh, in Bangkok people or collectors also love to burn stuff, even plastics and others... the big black smoke, sure it does no harm, right ? or the occasional garbage dump that catch fire ... as long as their problem is gone ...
August 12, 20169 yr Author The same thing happened in Nepal last year which is normally perfect weather in October, but now in North India they are slash and burning too; beloved Pokhara was filled with haze. September to December is normally the best time to travel in Asia but that could be changing. Maybe a good time to go to Bali or Indonesia instead?
August 12, 20169 yr 16 hours ago, little mary sunshine said: Will there be a.sunrise in the morning? Your post reminded me of similar lines back some years to describe the inevitability of something occurring. Is the Pope a Catholic? Does Jackie Kennedy/Onassis have a black dress? The Indonesians burning forests is like the Japanese killing whales. They are not going to stop until there are no forests and no whales. It's short sighted and environmentally stupid, but that's people, and no amount of pressure, political, legal, or otherwise, is going to make them change.
August 12, 20169 yr 11 hours ago, Don Chance said: The same thing happened in Nepal last year which is normally perfect weather in October, but now in North India they are slash and burning too; beloved Pokhara was filled with haze. September to December is normally the best time to travel in Asia but that could be changing. Maybe a good time to go to Bali or Indonesia instead? It's not a good time for Indonesia unless you enjoy extreme heat and humidity. Best time there is late April to end of September. The relief is in the mountains, Bedugul area, and only about 30-40 minutes from the north coast Lovina. There's no nightlife there, but the climate is heaven.
August 19, 20169 yr On 8/12/2016 at 0:10 PM, Stocky said: It all depends on the weather. The haze doesn't usually reach Thailand, the boundary tends to sit just north of Penang, Malaysia. Last year the winds brought it into Thailand and it was bad here in Hat Yai. There will certainly be a burning season again in Indonesia, whether it will reach southern Thailand? We'll have to wait and see what the wind does. this is the best spot to monitor it: http://asmc.asean.org/home/
August 21, 20169 yr Thanks, that's a good resource. I've previously used the Singapore website http://www.haze.gov.sg/ it has links to daily static regional map obviously taken from your link.
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