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Smog continues to blanket the North
Severe smog was recorded at air quality monitoring stations in five upper northern provinces on Tuesday, the Department of Pollution Control (DPC) reported.The department reported that severe PM2.5 pollution was detected by eight air quality monitoring stations in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Phayao, Mae Hong ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Smog again covers Bangkok
Unhealthy smog blanketed most of greater Bangkok on Thursday morning, blamed on traffic congestion and stagnant air, the Pollution Control Department reported.Of the 58 air quality stations, 50 reported unsafe levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres and less in diameter (PM2.5) in Bangkok and adjacent ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Smog returns to Bangkok
Smog returned to Bangkok with PM 2.5 dust exceeding safe levels at seven monitoring stations on Tuesday morning, up to 57 microgrammes per cubic metre of air.The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s environment office reported tha levels of particulate matter 2.5 microns or less in diameter (PM2.5) ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Rise in temperatures linked to air pollution, say experts
Climate change and air pollution are interrelated, say environmental experts as they call for the authorities to take simultaneous and urgent action to tackle these problems and avoid serious consequences.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
REPORT: Chiang Mai tries ‘clean rooms’ to protect vulnerable from toxic air
Since the air in entire villages or towns cannot be purified in the face of the raging smog crisis in the North, safety zones have been proposed as a way of protecting the most vulnerable people. The idea incorporates “Clean Rooms” where pollutants are filtered ...
Chularat Saengpassa
North smog to worsen on first day of Songkran
Tomorrow, the first official day of Songkran, will see a higher level of air pollution in the North, hence people are advised to wear masks and avoid going outdoors, a source at the Smoke Haze Integrated Research Unit (SHIRU) said yesterday. Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Chiang Mai’s Green Giant proves it can suck up fine dust particles
A Giant air purifier, called the Green Giant, was installed at Chiang Mai’s Tha Pae Gate yesterday and appeared to be efficient in reducing the amount of fine dust particles in the air in a 3-kilometre radius.When this locally manufactured device was turned on at ...
Kriangkrai Rattana
Govt urged to help farmers shift practices
Environmental experts are calling on the food industry to shift from monoculture maize farming both within and outside Thailand in order to sustainably solve the problem of air pollution from the burning of fields. They have also called on policymakers to come up with policies ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Toxic dust levels continue to plague 8 northern provinces
Unhealthy smog levels continue to plague eight northern provinces, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha due to discuss the crisis with provincial governors in Chiang Mai on Tuesday.Chayapol Thitisak, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, said on Monday that hazardous levels of fine ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
State of emergency urged as air pollution hits 'disastrous' levels in North
An academic has called on the government to declare a state of emergency as Chiang Mai and most Northern Provinces face ‘disastrous’ levels of PM2.5 smog.Citizen in the North are being advised to stay inside air conditioned buildings and avoid all outdoor activities, as some ...
Pratch Rujivanarom