Thread: Chiang Mai ranked most air-polluted city in the world for three consecutive days

Chiang Mai was ranked the most air-polluted city in the world for three consecutive days by iqair.com as of this morning, March 9th, with an average PM2.5 dust level higher than 200 µg/m3.


Nearly 10,000 people with underlying respiratory conditions and allergies who are living in the northern province of Thailand have reportedly been visiting local hospitals due to their inflammation relapse caused by the critical level of air pollution in the municipal area, according to Chiang Mai authorities.


According to iqair.com, the level of PM.2.5 dust particles in downtown Chiang Mai had reached 247 µg/m3 as of 10:00 AM. while the levels of air pollution in the other four monitoring stations are still affecting health as its level was recorded between 90 to 113 µg/m3.

The Northern Meteorological Center reported that the concerning pollution problems in Chiang Mai and nearby northern regions have not yet been resolved due to the low pressure associated with dry weather and heat, obstructing the smog to be ventilated.


The Occupational Health and Environmental Disease Control and the Chiang Mai Provincial Public Health Office reported that a total of 9,234 patients in the province were suffering from respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, eye and skin inflammation caused by the air pollution from February 1st to March 5th.


People are advised to refrain from outdoor activities and protect themselves by wearing masks in order to prevent the exceeding inhalation of dust particles and pollution.


The Pattaya News notes that not one, but two bans against burning are in place in the province, yet the practice continues and appears to be largely ignored as farmers and others burn crops in the region which happens annually. Residents of Chiang Mai have called upon the government to take greater action and control the situation, claiming that the “ban” is not enforced or that many farmers simply burn at night when it is more difficult to catch them.

Chiang Mai ranked most air-polluted city in the world for three consecutive days after level of PM.2.5 dust particles reaches higher than 200 - The Pattaya News

This is the grim equivalent of people smoking in a restaurant who don't care what toxins they inhale or inflict on those seated around them, but on an industrial scale which is impossible to escape from for millions.

The Occupational Health and Environmental Disease Control and the Chiang Mai Provincial Public Health Office reported that a total of 9,234 patients in the province were suffering from respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, eye and skin inflammation caused by the air pollution from February 1st to March 5th.

exposing the public to such high levels of pollution from the pm 2.5 particles either from crop and waste burning or from diesel particulate pollution day after day for years on end is a true crime and the authorities that turn a blind eye to it should be held to account for all the strokes, cancers and heart attacks caused by it.

but of course, the thais, in their bovine complacency, ignorance and selfishness will continue to happily smoke, throw their rubbish on the street, drive poorly maintained old cars, burn their fields and garbage and thoughtlessly carry on shitting in their own back yard until they and their kids end up coughing, gasping and wracked with pain as their cancers metastasize and slowly kill them.

Originally Posted by taxexile

exposing the public to such high levels of pollution from the pm 2.5 particles either from crop and waste burning or from diesel particulate pollution day after day for years on end is a true crime and the authorities that turn a blind eye to it should be held to account for all the strokes, cancers and heart attacks caused by it.

but of course, the thais, in their bovine complacency, ignorance and selfishness will continue to happily smoke, throw their rubbish on the street, drive poorly maintained old cars, burn their fields and garbage and thoughtlessly carry on shitting in their own back yard until they and their kids end up coughing, gasping and wracked with pain as their cancers metastasize and slowly kill them.

The majority of this is from industrialised farming and its utter laziness combined with unbelievable greed.

The figures are changing within hours:

Empowering the World to Breathe Cleaner Air | IQAir

There are many different figures:

World most polluted cities
Nov 27, 2019

Despite the measures some countries are taking to improve the air quality, air pollution levels continue to be extremely high in many parts of the world, especially in areas with low economic levels. For example, in 2018, 25 of the 50 most polluted cities in the world are located in India, and 22 in China. In each one of them the 10 μg/m3 annual average recommended by WHO was exceeded for PM2,5. During 2018, the most polluted city in the world was Gurugram, in India, where the annual average of 135.8 μg/m3 was reached, followed by Ghaziabad, also in India, with 135.2 μg/m3, and by Faisalabad, in Pakistan, with an annual average of 130.4 μg/m3. Monthly averages greater than 200 μg/m3 were also measured.

Considering world capitals, Delhi (India) is the most polluted city regarding fine particulate matter (Source: WHO), with an anual mean of 113.5 μg/m3 for 2018, a value that almost doubles the city that is in third place, Kabul (Afghanistan, 61.8 μg/m3haka, in Bangladesh, is in the second place with 97.1 μg/m3 PM2,5 annual mean. Cities such as Santiago de Chile (29.4μg/m3 ), Mexico City (19.7 μg/m3), Paris (15.6 μg/m3) or Berlin (11.7 μg/m3), are also one of the 50 world capitals with the highest contamination by PM2.5, although their annual means are very close to the WHO recommended value of 10μg/m3. On the contrary, cities such as Helsinki (7.2 μg/m3), Stockholm (6.6μg/m3) or Reykjavik (5.8μg/m3 ) already have air quality levels within the WHO recommendations.

Controlling and monitoring of air quality is highly recommended nowadays, especially in urban environments. Fortunately, a lot of governments are developing measures to solve this problem that affects the entire population. An example of this is Riyadh, where Meteosim is working to implement a pioneering system that allows managing the air quality of the capital of Saudi Arabia and its metropolitan area.

https://www.meteosim.com/en/world-most-polluted-citie/

Pollution Index by Country 2021

Pollution Index by Country 2021

God is every thread going to be filled with crap from dumb and dumber now?

Bad air quality 101 (continued from link)

Being near 30 degrees North or South latitude tends to make air pollution stick around. LA, for example, is at 34 North. The reason for this being bad is that the Earth has the giant airflow patterns. Air is heated at the equator by the sun, then it rises. Eventually it cools and falls near 30 degrees north. The result is that inversions happen more frequently, cause there is air pushing down on the cities.

Originally Posted by Backspin

What a load of dogshit. The most common reasons for bad air quality are inversions. It has fuck all to do with the pollution of the local industries.

You're as daft as the Thai government, which is utterly incapable of root cause analysis and therefore regularly blames air pollution on the weather instead of the millions of dumb and inconsiderate citizens addicted to burning things.

Originally Posted by Backspin

What a load of dogshit. Air quality or lack there of has to do with the humidity and wind direction.

Maybe the locals are burning thousands of KMs squared to somehow affect the humidity and solve the problem.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The majority of this is from industrialised farming and its utter laziness combined with unbelievable greed.

Originally Posted by Backspin

What a load of dogshit. Air quality or lack there of has to do with the humidity and wind direction.

Bloody hell Socal, how many crayons did you eat today?

Before deep-diving into complex weather patterns, I would suggest taking a Grade 3 class on cause and effect.

Originally Posted by Bogon

Bloody hell Socal, how many crayons did you eat today?

Before deep-diving into complex weather patterns, I would suggest taking a Grade 3 class on cause and effect.

Make a counter argument then slapnuts. I know about this shit from where I live. We have piss poor air quality because of the airshed. Not because we are assholes burning shit



Link Geographic Causes of Air Pollution, and Air Pollution Legal LimitsJason Munster's Energy and Environment Blog

Originally Posted by Backspin

We have piss poor air quality because of the airshed. Not because we are assholes burning shit

Which has fuck all to do with Chiang Mai Thailand. You are a true moron who should find a kindergarten site to post on.

Originally Posted by Backspin

Make a counter argument then slapnuts.

There is a teapot in orbit around the sun. Being a teapot it's small and invisible to the naked eye or any of even the Earth's most powerful telescopes, but it's there.

Inside that teapot is a slip of paper and written upon that paper is the following text: "Socal blows goats and touches himself while looking at pictures of his first-cousins".

Prove it's not true or it is.

Originally Posted by Backspin

I know about this shit from where I live.

This thread is not about the air pollution where you live or about the funnel shaped Fraser Valley causing it, this thread is about air pollution in Chiang Mai which everyone except you know is caused by crop waste burning.
Have I ever said that you're a dumbfuck? if not then I say it now..

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The majority of this is from industrialised farming and its utter laziness combined with unbelievable greed.

That's pretty much it less the unbelievable greed, its more ignorance. Many of these fires are ones that got out of control from other little fires started. Control burns are not thought out here at all. They just light it for the little area they want and wait until it burns out which doesn't happen. Pretty soon the entire mountain area is on fire and the Thai govt likes to call them "Forest Fires" as its easier to justify...Year in and Year out.

The fact is, until they take action (which I think we can all agree is never going to happen) this will be the same news with the same results every year.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

God is every thread going to be filled with crap from dumb and dumber now?

Says the master of ad hominem.

Chiang Mai? Just a bunch of whingers living in a depression.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Says the master of ad hominem.

Chiang Mai? Just a bunch of whingers living in a depression.

Anyone from TD cums to mind?

And they started burning the what now?...................... Just joking, but this has been going on for hundreds or thousands of years? No?

Originally Posted by Backspin

The most common reasons for bad air quality are inversions.

That's true. I remember in past years in Europe it was very bad in some summer days (not sure how in recent years) - in German towns you do not find on pollution charts - there were emergency situations when all traffic was strictly banned for few days.

Surely not for burning the crop waste nor forest fires, explained by an exceptional inversion situation.

Originally Posted by YourDaddy

Anyone from TD cums to mind?

Anyone? Why would it be about a specific person. Do you also lean towards ad hominem?

Originally Posted by Klondyke

That's true. I remember in past years in Europe it was very bad in some summer days (not sure how in recent years) - in German towns you do not find on pollution charts - there were emergency situations when all traffic was strictly banned for few days.

Surely not for burning the crop waste nor forest fires, explained by an exceptional inversion situation.

If one looks at the AQI maps Chiang Mai is hotter than the surroundings. So could be some hot air stuck between the mountains.