Smog Bangkok: Rain should bring relief
Prime Minister Prayut has ordered artificial rain to be generated by spraying the clouds. This should help against the smog and particulate matter that has been plaguing Bangkok for many days.
Smog is also permeating provinces around Bangkok
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation yesterday warned of "harmful levels of PM 2,5 particulate matter" in Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom, three neighboring provinces of Bangkok.
Nine out of ten people on our planet breathe polluted air. It is estimated that seven million people die every year. In Southeast Asia, there are two million. The World Health Organization WHO reports this on the basis of new figures.
'Municipality of Bangkok and government cheat with safety margins for particulate matter'
An editorial in the Bangkok Post shows that there is quite a bit of juggling with the figures about particulate matter in Bangkok. The level of PM 2,5 varies from 70 to 100 micrograms per cubic meter, the newspaper says.
How long until particulate matter reaches everyone?
In the Thai and international media, it seems that only Bangkok has to deal with life-threatening smog. The government only calls not to panic, but does not get much further than water cannons and airplanes. A matter of porridge and keeping wet.
Construction of subway lines in Bangkok halted due to smog
To do something about the smog, the government has decided to suspend the construction of metro lines until Tuesday. Contractors have been instructed to clean the construction site and nearby roads. The tires of trucks must be sprayed clean.
Big alarm for smog in Bangkok
The smog and associated particulate matter in the east of Bangkok is so persistent that the government is now pulling out all the stops. Two planes will try to generate artificial rain over the worst-hit city district today and will continue to do so until Friday.
Bangkok ranks ninth for worst air quality in the world
According to Greenpeace Thailand, New Delhi has the worst air quality in the world, Bangkok ranks ninth.
Bangkok under a blanket of smog: Particulate matter alarm!
Bangkok again suffers from smog and the associated particulate matter. Yesterday, a level of particulate matter (PM 21) was measured in 2,5 places that considerably exceeds the safety limit.
The concentrations of particulate matter in the Thai capital have been at a dangerous level for several days now. Residents were advised to stay indoors or wear masks when going outside.
Anyone who lives in Bangkok, but also in Chiang Mai in certain months, has to deal with it: highly polluted air with particulate matter. This is especially a problem for children. Every day, 93 percent of all children under the age of fifteen in the world breathe air that is so polluted that it seriously endangers their health and development. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports this in a new report.
Air pollution in the northern provinces of Lampang and Phayao rose to dangerous levels yesterday due to forest fires. The PM10 level ranges from 81 to 104 micrograms per cubic meter of air.
To emphasize the seriousness of the health hazards, the air pollution in Bangkok with ultra-fine particles should be seen as a 'national disaster'. Supat Wangwongwattana, an environmental lecturer at Thammasat University and former head of the Pollution Control Department, issued this warning yesterday.
Professor Dr. Chaicharn Pothirat says that air pollution in northern Thailand is much more serious than the authorities report. For example, the mortality rate per 10 micrograms of small PM10 particles in the air increases by 0,3 percent.
Again dangerous amounts of particulate matter in Bangkok
The air in Bangkok is once again highly polluted. Concentrations of particulate matter that exceed the safety limit have been measured at all five measuring stations in the capital. The air is particularly toxic in the Bang Na district.
The smog in the capital has now reached a dangerous level in many places. The concentrations of particulate matter (PM2,5) have risen far above the safety limit of 50 mg per cubic meter of air.
Smog in Bangkok is a serious health hazard
The smog level in Bangkok has increased dramatically and the safety limit has been well exceeded. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) warns that the current situation poses a 'serious' health hazard.