Northern Thailand once again topped the world air quality and pollution rankings. Read more at straitstimes.com.
CHIANG RAI - Northern Thailand once again topped the world pollution rankings on Monday, with Chiang Mai registering a high of 287 micrograms of PM2.5 dust per cubic metre but Chiang Rai hitting 542 micrograms per cubic metre. Mae Sai residents have scheduled a protest at the district office today, demanding that authorities take urgent action to tackle air pollution.
Thailand’s safe limit for PM2.5 – fine-dust pollution linked with early death from heart and/or lung conditions – is 50 micrograms per cubic metre. A crackdown on the practice of burning fields in preparation for the next harvest has apparently had little effect. The polluted air has reduced visibility and led to an increase in reports of eye and nasal irritation as well as breathing problems among locals.
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