Category Archives: Thailand

New research finds 1M deaths in 2017 attributable to fossil fuel combustion

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

An interdisciplinary group of researchers from across the globe has comprehensively examined the sources and health effects of air pollution—not just on a global scale, but also individually for more than 200 countries. They found that worldwide, more than one … Continue reading →

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Thailand’s Chiang Mai Has Once Again the Worst Air Quality in the World

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai was reported to have the worst air quality on the planet due to brush fires and agricultural burning. The grim news from the IQ AirVisual air monitoring website came as authorities in Chiang Mai … Continue reading →

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Chiang Mai air pollution hits dire levels

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Chiang Mai province was hit by unprecedented levels of air pollution on Wednesday as intensifying forest fires sent PM2.5 levels in some areas up to 592 microgrammes per cubic metre (ug/m3) of air, almost 12 times above safe levels. The … Continue reading →

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Northern Thailand chokes under shroud of smog

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Chiang Mai may have fallen to third in the race for world’s worst air quality today, but northern Thailand is still choking under a blanket of toxic haze, and the Thai Meteorological Department has forecast “hot to very hot conditions” … Continue reading →

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Air Quality Levels in Northern Thailand at Unsafe Levels

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Chiang Mai yesterday afternoon (March 10) became once again the city with the worst air quality in the world, according to AirVisual.com. Chiang Mai’s air quality index (AQI) had a PM2.5 level of 239 micrograms per cubic metre on average. … Continue reading →

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22 areas of Bangkok found with excessive PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere today

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Bangkok was blanketed with excessive PM2.5 dust yesterday, measuring between 55 and 90 microns per cubic metre (µg/m3), above Thailands “safe” threshold of 50. Air quality has improved slightly today, with only 22 areas found to have PM2.5 dust above … Continue reading →

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Bangkok’s ranks world’s third worst air quality. Forecast to be bad for the rest of the week

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Bangkok ended up recording the world’s third worst air quality on Air Visual, the air quality monitoring app, yesterday. Not a chart you want to be on top of. Meanwhile, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority remains on high alert for a … Continue reading →

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Air pollution soars in Thai capital, authorities issue warning

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Authorities in Thailand’s capital warned people to wear face masks or stay indoors on Thursday after choking air pollution returned to Bangkok following months of clear air in one of the world’s top tourist destinations. The national Pollution Control Department … Continue reading →

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