Air Pollution Chokes Chiang Mai
PM2.5, the tiny particles in the air is shrouding the northern province of Chiang Mai as officials are struggling to contain forest fires.
PM2.5, the tiny particles in the air is shrouding the northern province of Chiang Mai as officials are struggling to contain forest fires.
Chiang Mai was at one point the world’s worst polluted city Thursday with a USAQI of 174, according to a live ranking by IQAir.com
Chiang Mai was ranked the world’s fifth most polluted city for air quality on Wednesday morning, according to Iqair.com as a doctor advised local residents to wear N95 masks.
Chiang Mai’s Muang district has been shrouded in toxic haze as the city was ranked third on Iqair’s list of most polluted city in the world on Tuesday morning.
The northern province of Chiang Mai on Wednesday was blanketed with haze from forest fires while the visibility was reduced, many people suffer eye and nose irritation.
The website: numbeo.com, a crowd-sourced global database of perceived cost of living, property prices, and quality of life, ranks Chiang Mai province at 32nd in its Crime Index and Safety Index by City 2023. With this, the province becomes the safest city in the Southeast Asian region.
Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai province frosted over this morning when the mercury dropped to 4 degrees Celsius. Simultaneously tourists packed the Kew Mae Pan viewpoint on the mountain.
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale in Doi Saket district of Chiang Mai shook people in Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Phayao provinces.
Floods slightly subsided in communities and business areas in the heart of the northern province but were still deeper than one meter at some locations. Meanwhile, spreading floodwater reached the archeological site of Wiang Kum Kam.
Giant panda lovers celebrated the 21st birthday anniversary of Lin Hui which remains as the only and healthy giant panda in the country despite its old age.
Officials tried in vain to demolish five resort hotels on Mon Cham mountain, a famous tourist destination of the northern province, which allegedly encroached on forests.
Harmonize Hotel is attracting tourists with the world’s lowest room rate of one baht per night and will receive bookings for the promotional rate for only seven days.