Health Officials on Alert as Haze Reports Grow in Northern Thailand

 

CHIANG RAI – Health official in Northern Thailand are closely monitoring the looming haze situation, amid threats to the health of people and the economy from the smog.

 

The Public Health Ministry is now on alert as local residents in Chiang Rai and other northern provinces have reported seeing a growing amount of haze in their villages.

 

Health officials have reported that presently the levels of small dust particles have not exceeded safe limits but the ministry has started making preparations.

 

Full story: http://www.chiangraitimes.com/health-officials-on-alert-as-haze-reports-grow-in-northern-thailand.html

 

-- © Copyright Chiang Rai Times 2017-02-06

It had been pretty good so far, but the burning has begun. And with a burning ban in effect from the 17th I expect a lot of fires in the next ten days.

Ironic, they complain to Indonesia about this but do nothing in their own backyard.

It's getting to be that time of year here in Northern Thailand when government officials jump into action to address the yearly burning issue <pun intended>.

 

6 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

It had been pretty good so far, but the burning has begun. And with a burning ban in effect from the 17th I expect a lot of fires in the next ten days.

On my walk yesterday afternoon I really sucked in all the beautiful azure blue sky and fresh air that I could here in rural Lamphun.  It was very enjoyable and soon to disappear until the rain season unfortunately. 

We're so relieved they took the decisive step to... monitor

Congratulations!

 

the yearly Monty Python episode is about to start

It's still mostly OK, but most evenings now I can smell smoke pretty strongly and it's already giving me itchy eyes, headaches, and a heavy chest. If it gets as bad as it was last year, we won't be sticking around. Either we'll head south, or head home. Chiang Rai is an absolutely wonderful place to live, 8-9 months of the year. It's unfortunate that those other 3-4 months are bad enough for me to consider just moving away permanently. 

Today is the first time I've seen really visible haze in the morning.