Esco Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 We're at Jomtien Beach and you can't even so Ko Lan from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 this morning it is even worse. visibility is about a mile I would guess. and its grey not white so defo smog. as the sun roase it was like we were in a bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Not the smartest thing I ever did, going out on a bike ride and breathing in the shit that's in the air now. Current AQI is 169. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Those levels are bad, but I experienced worse in Bangkok, over 300+ on the AQI on some days. The air was thick with smog, I'm young, fit and healthy, and it made me physically sick. It was horrible, couldn't walk 100m combined with the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 this morning at sunrise the visiblity was under 250 metres. most of the morning I was feelin actually ill from it. to the point I wore a mask even in the damn car. big storm for about 20 mins this aft may help., I hope so as totday wqas bad. count over 200 at that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) I drove down from the northwest this morning and really not much sign of the smog until I got close to Bangkok then it seemed to clear by the time I went past swampy. I did not go through Pattaya taking the new road in the direction of Sattahip but leaving at the "Jomtien Beach" exit. The nearer we got to the Sukhumvit road the worse the smog got and it actually began to effect my contact lenses which began to dry up. All the tall condo complexes along that stretch of the Sukhumvit road where shrouded in smog. Sai said to me "It is going to pour down with rain in a minute." To which I replied "No, that is just the smog getting worse." As we got closer to Bangsaray I could hear the thunder and it began pissing down. "Told you." said the resident back street driver who had spent the last eight hours telling me I was driving too fast! I swear this is true. I was overtaken somewhere near Nakon Sawan by a guy on what looked like a "Fino" scooter. I was doing 120kph at the time! 🤣 Edited December 14, 2020 by Jambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 7 hours ago, dcfc2007 said: Nasa Fire Map paints a different story. Hardly any burning taken place currently in Thailand. This is what the Fire Map looks like when the burning gets going. 16 Jan, 2019. What I think are the source pollutants now are industrial airborne pollutants and vehicle emissions. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esco Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Bazle said: His analysis regarding the burning is correct, but still doesn't explain the smog we've seen recently pre-burning season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 2:34 PM, forcebwithu said: Nasa Fire Map paints a different story. Hardly any burning taken place currently in Thailand. This is what the Fire Map looks like when the burning gets going. 16 Jan, 2019. What I think are the source pollutants now are industrial airborne pollutants and vehicle emissions. Not to mention deforestation. Almost the entirety of central Thailand and the Eastern seaboard has been deforested. Small hills in saraburi completely excavated to make way for megafactories and warehouses. Bangkok for a city of its size is almost devoid of green space aside for small pockets like benjakiti and lumpini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I couldn't believe what I saw from flr. 25 of VT 6 during early Dec. I don't think it has improved since then. Ive never seen anything like it. A thick haze that hung all day....every day. A real eye opener when you can see it from that angle on a daily basis. Very ugly sight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 It looks pretty grotty today, AQI this afternoon is around 130 and very hazy, but I don't smell anything nasty in the air like smoke. I had a decent stroll along Jomtien Beach and didn't feel the negative effects of air pollution that I often do these days. This was taken about halfway between Soi Chaiyapruek and Soi Wat Boon, looking towards Bang Saray. You can just about make out the hills to its west across the bay if you look hard enough. And this one is from the same area of the beach, looking towards Koh Larn. It's there, but not very clear. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 First thing I noticed taking the dogs for a walk this morning is how bad the air quality looked. Not a good day to be out and about exercising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esco Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, forcebwithu said: First thing I noticed taking the dogs for a walk this morning is how bad the air quality looked. Not a good day to be out and about exercising. Yep been same here on Soi Siam for a couple days now in the AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 The pollution is dreadful today.....About the worst I have seen this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I tried to take a picture but phone cameras do a very very poor job of showing the pollution for some reason.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 If you live in a ground floor apartment the pollution might be less easy to see but if you live in a high rise holy hell it's bad, like the smoke from a forest fire.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 20 minutes ago, fforest said: I tried to take a picture but phone cameras do a very very poor job of showing the pollution for some reason.... Agree on that. This is a pic I took with my Olympus TG5 camera. Think the pollution has interfered with its autofocusing. But you still get the idea when you see how hazy the Max hotel looks and the sky above. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 The high pressure from China that's keeping the air stagnant here and preventing the pollution from moving very far should start to recede over the weekend and into next week and hopefully the air quality will improve as the lower pressure system brings wind from somewhere other than a northerly direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 8 hours ago, fforest said: The pollution is dreadful today.....About the worst I have seen this year.... Might be time to get the N95 masks out lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Horizondave said: Might be time to get the N95 masks out lol Wearing mask is pretty much a last resort.....From my balcony I have pretty much front row center seats to the pollution horror show every day, but its a great view when the pollution goes away...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, fforest said: Wearing mask is pretty much a last resort.....From my balcony I have pretty much front row center seats to the pollution horror show every day, but its a great view when the pollution goes away...... Social distancing from air pollution is difficult and something that can have large repercussions on respiratory and cardiovascular systems. especially when the AQI is over 1000. Pattaya isn't quite hazardous but to be out in the open is not a thing you want to do for long periods. Asians for years have worn masks in the big cities long before the pandemic came to town. Enjoy your view. I used to have a great view from my balcony at Condo 88 in Hua Hin but I can't remember much pollution. A large Chang or Leo always helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Out for a bike ride this morning and was thinking the haze sure looks thick this morning. AQI confirms what I was seeing. Not a healthy day to be out exercising. Not looking good for @Jambo in Mae Sot either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, forcebwithu said: Out for a bike ride this morning and was thinking the haze sure looks thick this morning. AQI confirms what I was seeing. Not a healthy day to be out exercising. Not looking good for @Jambo in Mae Sot either. It is a result of all the crop burning that goes on around us but I had no idea it was as bad as shown in your chart. 😬 No sign of any blue sky just haze. It was however very windy yesterday which I am not sure was a good thing or not? Back to Bangsaray tomorrow if we get through the check points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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