
Originally Posted by
katie23
^thanks for the links, Misskit.
Interesting that Chiang Rai is much more polluted than CM. CR is where David 44 lives, I think? Does he usually travel out of the region or country to escape smokey season?
I looked at the most polluted cities in Asia. Most of the cities in rank 1 to 50 were in India. Many were cities that I didn't know. That doesn't give me encouragement to visit India, in the interest of preserving my lungs.
Re: Vietnam, it's higher at #22 than Thailand (#36). That's why some of the vloggers (expats & Viet Kieu) complain about having cough or their asthma is worsened when they live in Saigon or Hanoi.
The Philippines at number 79, just above Singapore, means that at least the PH has been doing something right with regards to air quality. (Still needs a lot of effort for solid & liquid waste mgt, though)