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Work-from-home in Thai polluted city

2023-04-08T20:01+0200

Thailand’s Chiang Mai was ranked the world’s most polluted city on Friday, with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air. Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-08T07:58+0200

News2 hours ago Chiang Rai Suffers Worst Wildfire in 20 Years

2023-04-08T02:53+0200

A wildfire has destroyed more than 600 Rai (240 Acres) of forest in Chiang Rai’s Doi Tung mountain, which residents describe as the greatest such calamity in two decades. The fire broke out at 3 p.m. on Wednesday after a high-voltage cable fell on some dried bamboo, sparking the blaze.

Alliance sought to combat haze

2023-04-08T02:38+0200

Thailand, Myanmar and Laos are seeking to join forces to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region. At Government House, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hosted a trilateral meeting through video conference with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Myanmar leader Snr Gen Min....

Thai city chokes on pollution, workers told to stay home 2023-04-08 Thai authorities yesterday urged people in the northern city of Chiang Mai to stay indoors and work from home as air pollution spiked to hazardous levels. Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks.

2023-04-07T18:18+0200

Thai authorities yesterday urged people in the northern city of Chiang Mai to stay indoors and work from home as air pollution spiked to hazardous levels. Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T18:03+0200

Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed Thailand's Chiang Mai in recent weeks. --AFP file photo. Thailand’s Chiang Mai was ranked the world’s most polluted city on Friday, with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T15:38+0200

Thailand's Chiang Mai was ranked the world's most polluted city on Friday, with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air. Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T12:57+0200

Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks Thailand's Chiang Mai was ranked the world's most polluted city on Friday, with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T12:02+0200

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T11:57+0200

CHIANG MAI: Thailand's Chiang Mai was ranked the world's most polluted city on Friday (Apr 7), with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air. Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T11:56+0200

07/04/2023 Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T11:45+0200

Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha held video talks with the leaders of neighbouring Myanmar and Laos to discuss the problem, which affects large areas of southeast Asia every year.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T11:44+0200

CHIANG MAI - Thailand's Chiang Mai was ranked the world's most polluted city on Friday, with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air. Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T11:37+0200

CHIANG MAI: Thailand’s Chiang Mai was ranked the world’s most polluted city on Friday, with authorities urging people to work from home to avoid the hazardous air. Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks.

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

2023-04-07T11:36+0200

Chiang Mai, Thailand, April 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Apr, 2023 ) :Thailand's was ranked the world 's most polluted city on Friday, with authorities urging people to work home to avoid the hazardous air. Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks.

UPDATE: Massive Mountain Wildfire in Nakhon Nayok Province of Thailand Successfully Quelled

2023-04-04T02:03+0200

Now for our update: Today, April 3rd, the Royal Forest Department (RFD) reported that the forest fire in Nakhon Nayok province, northeast Thailand, has now been completely extinguished after intense firefighting efforts over the past five days. The authorities have successfully controlled and put....

THAILAND CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES IN NAKHON NAYOK

2023-04-02T12:12+0200

WORLD THAILAND CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES IN NAKHON NAYOK Credit: Thailand Department of Disaster Prevention & Mitigation (DDPM) " data-media=""> 02/04/2023 05:27 PM BANGKOK, April 2 (Bernama) -- Forest fires have ravaged more than 170 hectares of land in....

Thailand’s extreme air pollution: ’I feel sorry for my daughter’ 17 minute ago - 0 - 0 For the past few weeks, Thommamoon Khowasat has painstakingly explained to his four year-old daughter that the yellow cloud they see outside their window - which has tickled her imagination - is actually a danger to her health.

2023-04-02T10:43+0200

For the past few weeks, Thommamoon Khowasat has painstakingly explained to his four year-old daughter that the yellow cloud they see outside their window - which has tickled her imagination - is actually a danger to her health. It's a scare that has gripped northern Thailand where millions of people are currently finding it harder to breathe.

Chiang Mai national park fire kills firefighting volunteer

2023-04-02T06:47+0200

A forest fire at a Chiang Mai national park tragically killed a firefighting volunteer on Friday. The volunteer, 39 year old Wichai Thimakham from Mae Rim district, was found dead in Khun Khan National Park. His death was apparently due to suffocation, Thai PBS reported.

News4 hours ago Northern Thailand Hospitals Overflow With PM2.5 Air Pollution Sufferers Northern Thailand’s air pollution has reached dangerous levels, with people suffering from respiratory problems crowding local hospitals in Chiang Rai...

2023-04-02T02:10+0200

Northern Thailand’s air pollution has reached dangerous levels, with people suffering from respiratory problems crowding local hospitals in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. According to the Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, consistently high PM2.5 levels have caused many residents to seek medical....

Thailand Raises Haze Concerns With Neighboring Countries

2023-04-01T20:29+0200

The worst PM2.5 levels in northern Thailand have been affecting an increasing number of people. The Thai government is now being pressed to bring this issue up for discussion with neighboring countries. Kanchana Patarachok, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, stated on April 1, that Deputy....

News2 hours ago People in Fear Northern Thailand’s Extreme PM2.5 Air Pollution Fear has gripped northern Thailand, where millions of people are struggling to breathe due to lethal PM2.5 air pollution. Widespread...

2023-03-31T23:07+0200

Fear has gripped northern Thailand, where millions of people are struggling to breathe due to lethal PM2.5 air pollution. Widespread farm burning and forest fires have produced even thicker smog than usual, choking communities and exposing them to respiratory disease.

Forest fires degrade air quality in north Thailand

2023-03-31T19:05+0200

Bloomberg Forest fires in northern Thailand are threatening to worsen the country’s air pollution, which has sent nearly 2 million people to hospitals with respiratory illnesses since the beginning of the year. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday ordered urgent steps to put....

Forest fires degrade air quality in north Thailand 2023-04-01 Forest fires in northern Thailand are threatening to worsen the country’s air pollution, which has sent nearly 2 million people to hospitals with respiratory illnesses since the beginning of the year.

2023-03-31T18:08+0200

Forest fires in northern Thailand are threatening to worsen the country’s air pollution, which has sent nearly 2 million people to hospitals with respiratory illnesses since the beginning of the year. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday ordered urgent steps to put out forest fires in....

Yellow Clouds of Doom: How Thailand’s forest fires have made millions sick

2023-03-31T13:55+0200

Air quality has worsened in Thailand, sending millions to hospitals with respiratory issues this year alone. Raging forest fires and large-scale farm burning have contributed to air pollution, with the condition particularly bad this year. Forest fires are an annual problem for Thailand between....

Massive Forest Fire Engulfs 2 Mountain Tops in Central Thailand

2023-03-31T13:33+0200

Authorities in Thailand used helicopters to try to put out a forest fire that had engulfed two mountains on largely undeveloped forest in Nakhon Nayok province northeast of Bangkok last night. The fire broke out Wednesday night in Nakhon Nayok province, 114 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of....

Thai firefighters fight a forest fire

2023-03-31T10:19+0200

Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest fire less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Bangkok on Friday as the kingdom grappled with air pollution that has already sickened more than 1.7 million people this year. The fire affected at least 800,000 square meters (200 acres) of....

Thai forest fires worsen pollution that’s left 2 million ill

2023-03-31T08:11+0200

Raging forest fires in northern Thailand are threatening to worsen the country’s air pollution, which has sent nearly 2 million people to hospitals with respiratory illnesses since the beginning of the year. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday ordered urgent steps to put out forest fires in....

Asia Pacific Thai forest fires worsen pollution that’s left 2 million ill

2023-03-31T07:59+0200

Deforestation fans fire risk in Borneo as temperatures rise

2023-03-31T05:35+0200

The dry season of 2015 was a devastating one for Indonesia, with around 100,000 fires engulfing thousands of hectares of tropical rainforests and carbon-rich peatlands on the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and New Guinea. The infernos, strengthened by dry weather caused by El Niño, raged for months, in....

Thai Forest Fires Worsen Pollution That’s Left Two Million Ill

2023-03-31T04:22+0200

(Bloomberg) -- Raging forest fires in northern Thailand are threatening to worsen the country’s air pollution, which has sent nearly two million people to hospitals with respiratory illnesses since the beginning of the year. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha on Thursday ordered urgent steps to put....

Thailand forest fires worsen pollution that has left two million ill

2023-03-31T03:54+0200

BANGKOK – Raging forest fires in northern Thailand are threatening to worsen the country’s air pollution, which has sent nearly two million people to hospitals with respiratory illnesses since the beginning of the year. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday ordered urgent steps to put out....

Thai Authorities Battle Spread of Mountain Wildfires

2023-03-30T19:58+0200

Fire and smoke rise from a forest fire at Nakhon Nayok province province, 114 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Bangkok. Thailand, Thursday, March 30, 2023. The fire had engulfed large areas of two mountains by Thursday, and the authorities were trying to contain its spread.

Toxic PM2.5 Dust Particles Plague Northern Thailand

2023-03-30T18:12+0200

Thailand’s Pollution Control Department, hazardous levels of PM2.5 dust particles were reported in northern provinces on Wednesday morning, with the worst air pollution remaining in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district. The department reported at 10 a.m. on Wednesday that dangerous levels of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.

World News | Thailand Uses Helicopters to Fight Mountain Wildfires

2023-03-30T16:13+0200

Bangkok, Mar 30 (AP) Thai authorities used helicopters Thursday to try to contain a fire that overnight engulfed two mountains on largely undeveloped forest land in a province northeast of the capital Bangkok. The fire broke out Wednesday night in Nakhon Nayok province, 114 kilometers (70 miles)....

Thailand tries to contain overnight fire that engulfed 2 mountains

2023-03-30T15:14+0200

The fire broke out Wednesday night in Nakhon Nayok province, 70 miles northeast of Bangkok , but firefighters could not directly tackle it because the mountains are too steep to safely climb, especially in the darkness of night, provincial Governor Bancha Chaowarin told reporters.

Thailand may impose stricter measures to control forest fires and burning of farm waste

2023-03-30T13:28+0200

According to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, strict measures could soon be imposed if the overall air quality in the northern and northeastern regions does not improve. In response to the increasing air pollution in the northern and northeastern provinces, the....

Thailand uses helicopters to fight mountain wildfires

2023-03-30T12:59+0200

Thai authorities are using helicopters to try to contain a fire that overnight engulfed two mountains on largely undeveloped forest land in a province northeast of the capital Bangkok. The fire broke out Wednesday night in Nakhon Nayok province, 70 miles < northeast of Bangkok, but officials said....

Thai authorities battle spread of mountain wildfires

2023-03-30T07:49+0200

Raging wildfire engulfs mountains in northeast Thailand

2023-03-30T05:40+0200

No evacuation orders were made yesterday despite the nearest communities living 400 – 500 metres away from the uncontrollable fire. Netizens pointed out that there are many makeshift construction worker camps near Khao Laem mountain. The military will convene at 8am today to plan how to prevent the fire from reaching communities, said the governor.

Thai PM instructs officials to accelerate anti-haze operations

2023-03-29T10:05+0200

The government has instructed relevant agencies to escalate their forest fire responses in an attempt to mitigate the air pollution crisis. The government has instructed relevant agencies to escalate their forest fire responses in an attempt to mitigate the air pollution crisis.

Curfews considered in harsher measures to control forest and farm fires

2023-03-27T15:48+0200

The Thai government may resort to harsher measures, including curfews in some areas, to deal with the lighting of forest fires and burning of farm waste, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa warned today (Monday), as air pollution in northern and north-eastern provinces increases.

Deforestation drives fire risk in Borneo amid a warming climate, study finds

2023-03-27T15:15+0200

Thai Ministry of Interior tells provincial governors to elevate PM2.5 and forest fire responses

2023-03-14T11:59+0100

The Ministry of Interior issued a letter to all provincial governors, telling them to accelerate efforts to combat forest fires, haze, and PM2.5 dust while the governors were told they are to expect an urgent meeting of the National Environment Committee to be convened if the situation does not improve.

Thailand to use 4 measures to control forest fires and air pollution

2023-03-13T00:28+0100

The Ministry of Inside has ordered all provinces to step up efforts to regulate forest fires, smoke and mud emissions with cooperation from all events involved. They need to comply with the four-step tips launched to cope with PM2.5 ranges within the environment. In step one, if the PM2.

Thailand to use 4 measures to control forest fires and air pollution

2023-03-12T14:24+0100

The Ministry of Interior has ordered all provinces to step up efforts to control forest fires, smoke and dust emissions with cooperation from all parties concerned. They must follow the four-step guidelines introduced to deal with PM2.5 levels in the atmosphere. In the first step, if the PM2.

Govt Closed 89 National Parks To Curb Wildfires, Reduce Dust

2023-03-11T21:50+0100

The Centre of Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM), Pollution Control Department, reports exceeding the PM2.5 [dust with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less] standard in many provinces of Thailand, especially in the north of the country. In northern Thailand, 72 – 145 micrograms per cubic metre of dust are....

Singapore to pursue firms over fires, despite Indonesian ire

2023-03-11T07:14+0100

JAKARTA – Singapore is refusing to back down in its pursuit of those responsible for haze -belching forest fires in Southeast Asia last year, despite struggling to bring the perpetrators before the courts and drawing a sharp rebuke from neighbouring Indonesia.

Incendi boschivi, il progetto Silvanus medaglia d'oro all'IPITEx di Bangkok medaglia d'oro all'IPITEx di Bangkok

2023-03-14T11:45+0100

Il consorzio Silvanus Project ha ricevuto la medaglia d'oro e il riconoscimento FIA Best Invention Award per la creazione della sua piattaforma tecnologica e informativa integrata per la gestione degli incendi boschivi, all'IPITEx 2023 (International Intellectual Property, Invention, Innovation and....

La piattaforma tecnologica e informativa integrata per la gestione degli incendi boschivi e per micgliorare la loro resilienza ai cambiamenti climatici. L'agenzia regionale Asset coordina il progetto pilota italiano nel Parco del Gargano

2023-03-13T16:09+0100

Il consorzio Silvanus Project ha ricevuto la medaglia d'oro e il riconoscimento Fia - Best invention award per la creazione della piattaforma tecnologica e informativa integrata per la gestione degli incendi boschivi, all'Ipitex 2023 (International intellectual property, invention, innovation and....

And the world's most polluted city is...

2023-04-09T09:01+0200

High-rise buildings are shrouded in smog and haze from heavy concentrations of fine particulate matter, in Bangkok, Thailand, 08 April 2023. Air pollution caused by forest fires and widespread crop burning in Thailand and neighboring countries has resulted in hazardous levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand hold talks to address transboundary air pollution

2023-04-09T18:55+0200

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Friday held talks online with his Thai and Myanmar counterparts, General Prayuth Chan-ocha and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, in a joint effort to address transboundary haze pollution, which has risen to dangerous levels in many parts of the three neighbouring countries.

Thailand: Chiang Mai's toxic air scares away tourists

2023-04-12T12:15+0200

2023-04-12T10:15:19.272Z. Highlights: In Chiang Mai, which has become one of the most polluted cities in the world, residents live under a foul-smelling cloud. "It made me want to cry," Kanchaya Boontan, the owner of a small travel agency, told AFP. "Some days you can barely see the roads ahead, and it's not fog but smog," he adds.

Air pollution strikes tourism in Thailand

2023-04-12T15:08+0200

The tourist season in the historic city of Chiang Mai is under threat as the city experiences one of the world's highest pollution rates in the world due to forest fires and stubble burning. An Air Asia plane prepares to land in Chiang Mai International Airport in the heavily polluted but busy Thai city, 10 April 2023.

Firefighters, Aircraft and Helicopters Battle Wildfires in Chiang Rai

2023-04-17T23:58+0200

Wildfires in Chiang Rai, as in other parts of Thailand and Southeast Asia, are often caused by a combination of natural and human factors. Dry weather conditions, high temperatures, low humidity, and accumulation of dry vegetation can all contribute to the risk of wildfires.

Haze struggles continue

2023-04-19T01:30+0200

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s neighbours are also feeling the heat as fires rage across Laos, Thailand and Myanmar, causing haze to spread to the rest of the region. The phenomenon has been linked by many to recent forest fires caused by the indiscriminate burning of large fields of crop waste after the February harvest season.

News3 hours ago Record-Breaking Heat Wave Sweeps Asia: Extreme Temperatures in Thailand and China

2023-04-19T14:20+0200

(CTN News) – As the country continues in the grip of a potentially blistering heat wave, numerous heat records have been smashed recently, with Thailand, in particular, experiencing abnormally harsh circumstances. The “worst April heat wave in Asian history,” described by weather expert Maximiliano Herrera.

Thailandia: milioni in cerca di cure mediche a causa dello [...]

2023-04-20T07:47+0200

Circa 2,4 milioni di persone in Thailandia hanno richiesto cure ospedaliere per problemi medici legati all'inquinamento atmosferico dall'inizio dell'anno. Lo riferiscono i funzionari sanitari, mentre lo smog soffoca alcune parti del Paese. Secondo la società di monitoraggio della qualità dell'aria....

LIVE THAILANDIA 2 sec Quando lo smog riempie gli ospedali

2023-04-20T08:04+0200

BANGKOK - Circa 2,4 milioni di persone in Thailandia hanno richiesto cure ospedaliere per problemi medici legati all'inquinamento atmosferico dall'inizio dell'anno. Lo riferiscono i funzionari sanitari, mentre lo smog soffoca alcune parti del Paese. Secondo la società di monitoraggio della qualità....

AsiaMilioni di persone in Thailandia richiedono cure mediche a causa dello smog

2023-04-20T08:15+0200