VocalNeal Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Must be the wind direction? Phayao is 45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: Must be the wind direction? Phayao is 45 Thanks for information. Wind is the main vector, I suppose too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) November 5 - 11:00 The northernmost part green again. Interesting - well known? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/04/tiny-air-pollution-rise-linked-to-11-more-covid-19-deaths-study **************** Edited November 5, 2020 by Yom link added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 November 5 - I ~ 20:00 Siam between Scylla and Carybdis Somewhere near New Delhi, today 20:00 ************************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) November 6 - 19:00 ************* Edited November 6, 2020 by Yom added time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 November 8 - 18:00 At dusk high clouds were drifting above our village 20 km north of Phrae. Grey and dirty clouds. Coming from NNE. -PM2.5-meter shows (on ground) 43 ug/m3, that's AQI 119. The aqicn.org numbers are mostly green. - Let's hope the best. ********************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 November 9 - 12:00 ************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 November 9 - I The ventusky.com - model is a bit too dramatic? I dont know. It goes very well with aqicn.org. **************** 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 November 12 - 10:00 ****************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 November 12 - I 20:00 Tonight(20:00) 20 km north of Phrae PM2.5 between 170 and 250 ug/m3, this is an AQi between 220 and 300. https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-calculator-concentration/ Of course, here is a lot of burning going on. Skies were grey/blue in the afternoon, later brown and grey. This is CM and this Chiang Rai Last not least Bangkok ************ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 November 13 - 10:00 'Better' than last night. Really. *********** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 November 13 - I 19:00 Friday - Fireday A lot of smoke everywhere. - Nonetheless PM2.5 between 40 and 50 ug/m3, AQi 112 to 137 at this very moment. Not good, but will become worse the next months. [to add - 3 photos different fires today, the last 2 photos one fire also today] ************************************** 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 November 14 Today 9:55 Another situation between 10:00 and 10:30: Up north too, less stations reporting: Any ideas? ******************************************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) November 14 - I 21:00 Thailand at night - same same? ************************ Edited November 14, 2020 by Yom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 November 15 - I OK, this is PM2.5 in Thailand-North Country Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 Forget the Fires and forget the fumes etc. and have a look, every day !? Thinking about it might be too ... This is https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map ******************************************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 November 17 - 20:00 PM2.5 North Mae Hong Son AQI 419 ? Isan-this afternoon green, now YellowOrangeRed Nakhon Sawann to PrachuapKhiriKhan ************ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 All these numbers are a joke. In Phayao we can hardly see the sun yet numbers indicate "moderate" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 November 18 - 8:00 North of Phrae there is a blinding sun, the sky blue/grey. - PM2.5 33ug/m3 or AQI 95. This is People with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children are the groups most at risk. I take the numbers -if correct- as a warning. Do you have an PM2.5-meter? In addition to my own observation it calms me down. ********************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 @ VocalNeal - Fires last 24hrs correct? https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/ Phayao in the center ************ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 November 18 - I 18:00 That says it all https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147547/a-busy-season-for-crop-fires-in-northwestern-india?src=eoa-iotd and https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/12/surge-in-indias-pollution-levels-explained-in-500-words e.g. Unlike manual harvesting, mechanised harvesters leave stubble and rice paddy straw in the field. Disposing of crop waste is time-consuming. After harvesting rice, farmers get only a short window to plant winter crops such as wheat and rapeseed, and late sowing means lower yields.So farmers find it much cheaper to burn the residue, which accounts for about a quarter of air pollution. Please, don't forget: Anything above 60 is considered unhealthy. 60 ug/m3 correspond to an AQi of ********************************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 November 19 - 20:00 North of Phrae 53ug/m3 ~ AQI 144 at 21:30 42ug/m3 ~ AQI 117 THE NORTH On the edges a bit of green but the overall air quality - not good 90 minutes later: *************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 November 21 - 12:00 It's getting better at noon. Chiang Rai Chiang Mai Bangkok Phrae ************************************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 November 21 - I 20:00 20 km north of Phrae -inside the house - 80ug/m3 ~ AQI 164 outside the house 180ug/m3 ~ AQI 230 mai pen rai? *************** Today 18:00 - Nong Muang Khai โรงพยาบาลหนองม่วงไข่ จ. แพร่ Funny, they seem to start burning these days at 20:00 *********************** 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 November 21 ~ II 21:45 PM2.5 101 ~ 174 AQI PM2.5 184 ~ 234 AQI ********************** When will we/they ever learn? Health Effects Statements Significant aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in persons with cardiopulmonary disease and the elderly; significant increase in respiratory effects in general population. ****************************************** 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 November 22 - 20:00 Northern Thailand ************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 November 23 - 16:00 North of Phrae was not too bad, but now 89ug/m3, that's AQI 168. - Apart from that yellow/orange. But ' Once the lungs are damaged by fine dust, they can hardly defend themselves against SARS-CoV-2. ' https://www.dw.com/en/how-covid-benefits-from-air-pollution/av-55680504 12 min. video ********************************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 November 23 - 17:00 In the garden, different places: PM2.5 93 / 173 / 197 AQI 170 / 223 / 247 People with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children should avoid any outdoor activity; everyone else should avoid prolonged exertion. ********************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) November 24 - 11:00 Green north of Phrae, a happy day Chiang Mai Chiang Rai ************************* Edited November 24, 2020 by Yom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yom Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 November 24 - 20:00 Bad tonight - CM and CR worse than BKK *********** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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