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Category Archives: Thailand
Forest fires linked to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths
Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year, say scientists. Their analysis reveals that the greatest health impact from the burning, which … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Thailand, Vietnam
Tagged Air Pollution, Asia, Cambodia, China, crop-burning, forest fire, HAZE, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Laos, Myanmar, PM2.5, Research, smoke, Thailand, Vietnam, wildfires, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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New analysis reveals global distribution of toxic pollution and climate change: And provides top-ten list of countries at highest risk — and likely most equipped to immediately begin pollution risk reduction
A new analysis of global datasets shows low-income countries are significantly more likely to be impacted by both toxic pollution and climate change — and provides a list of at-risk countries most (and least) able to immediately begin direct efforts … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, China, India, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Bhutan, Botswana, China, Georgia, India, Republic of Korea, Research, Rwanda, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand
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New research finds 1M deaths in 2017 attributable to fossil fuel combustion
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
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Europe, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Mongolia, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA, USA & Canada, Vietnam, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, fossil fuels, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, PM2.5, Research, Russia, USA
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Thailand’s Chiang Mai Has Once Again the Worst Air Quality in the World
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
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Thailand
Tagged Air Pollution, Chiang Mai, smoke, Thailand, wildfires
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Chiang Mai air pollution hits dire levels
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
Northern Thailand chokes under shroud of smog
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
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Thailand
Tagged Air Pollution, Chiang Mai, crop-burning, forest fire, HAZE, Thailand
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Air Quality Levels in Northern Thailand at Unsafe Levels
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
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Thailand
Tagged Air Pollution, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, HAZE, Laos, Myanmar, PM2.5, Thailand
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22 areas of Bangkok found with excessive PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere today
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
