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Air quality in North still 'critical'
Air pollution across the upper North remains at critical levels with authorities monitoring almost 400 active hotspots in Chiang Mai alone on Sunday. The air quality did not improve on Monday morning, with IQAir recording “very unhealthy” air quality and hazardous, ultra-fine PM2.5 dust levels ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Northern fires killing off wildlife, protected plants
Beyond the harm done to human health by the North’s smouldering blanket of forest fires, concern has arisen for wildlife and rare plants on the slopes of Doi Luang Chiang Dao in Chiang Mai. The mountain is protected as the only locale in Thailand where “sub-alpine ...
Sakaorat Sirima
Ban on fires not really fighting smog
Moves to control smog in the North are ineffective since the authorities are only focusing on controlling outdoor fires, experts cautioned yesterday. With summer approaching, people in the North are now bracing for the annual seasonal haze, which normally begins in March, though academics and ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
