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Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2024
» The Philippines has closed schools down and warned of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across Southeast Asia issued a series of health alerts for a deadly heat wave.
Chiang Mai sets B10,000 reward for reporting forest burners
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/03/2024
» The governor of Chiang Mai has announced a 10,000-baht reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest of a person who sets fire to forest areas.
Capital’s PM2.5 levels soar
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/01/2024
» Levels of PM2.5 pollution surpassed the safe threshold throughout Bangkok on Tuesday morning.
PM2.5 to spike in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2024
» Bangkok residents have been told to expect rising levels of PM2.5, which forecasters at the Pollution Control Department have said will continue to worsen until Wednesday.
Brutal heat continues in Asia
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2023
» Asia remains in the grip of a blistering heat wave, chiming with predictions from climate scientists that 2023 could be the world’s hottest year.
Chiang Mai tourism hit by smog
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2023
» Severe haze pollution has not only posed a health hazard to residents in Chiang Mai, but also hit tourism.
Chiang Mai smog world's worst again
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/04/2023
» Chiang Mai had the world’s worst air pollution again on Tuesday morning, with an air quality index (AQI) of 180, according to the air-pollution monitoring website IQAir.
Tourists shun choking Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/04/2023
» Hazardous pollution levels in northern Thailand have left Chiang Mai choking under thick smog, with local residents worried about the impact on tourism — and their health.
Thick smog chokes North, upper Northeast
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/04/2023
» Levels of PM2.5 have reached the "unhealthy" red zone throughout the North and the upper Northeast, as people in Chiang Mai have been urged to stay indoors and work from home.
Chiang Mai park to be made 'disaster zone'
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/04/2023
» Authorities are preparing to declare Sri Lanna National Park in Chiang Mai province a disaster zone due to the ongoing wildfires in the area.