Chiang mai aqi

Notably, monthly average PM2. A community website dedicated to sharing air pollution data in Northern Thailand. The air quality data collected from these monitors are translated into actionable information by the U. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) NowCast algorithm.

At midnight Tuesday, in slightly cooler night-time temperatures,. A look at the data reveals the reasons behind our rollercoaster week of air quality. This poor air quality was bad for very young, the very ol and people with breathing problems, or immune deficiencies. March were almost treble January levels and were “Unhealthy” according to the U. Get real-time, historical and forecast PM2. Not only do residents have to contend with.

Meanwhile, the pollution is having very real effects on daily life in the city. Air Quality Index (AQI). Some of you might even have breathed a cautious sigh of relief that the smoky season was over for another year. On April 1 the PMlevels in the old city were recorded at 1AQI, but according to the US Consulate which does independent air quality tests based on average PM2.

AQI in the last two days. At this level the air looks like a thick brownish-gray fog and stings the nose with a burnt odor. Sections of this page. The local hospital was reporting an increase in admissions due to pollution related lung issues.

We could barely make out the mountains from our hotel in the center of town. If using a mask, you would want an N-9. Our Mission : The mission of the U. The Consulate General provides U. At certain times of the year the air quality rises to hazardous levels and many call for action.

AirVisual reports at 1. Unfortunately, when the rain finally comes and the levels drop this momentum is lost and the authorities feel less pressured to do something about it. It ranks just Nepal’s Kathmandu, India’s New Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore, Bangladesh’s Dhaka and India’s Kolkata. During this season when region-wide agricultural burning causes poor air quality, and poses a health threat, the Consulate wants to remind U. These should both plummet as we have had morning rain.

We need to fix this and I suggest the meters, reduced in size appear at the top corner of the login page. Not sure the air quality will be any better in Bangkok or central Thailand. Delhi (208mcg), Beijing (198mcg) and Lahore in Pakistan (186mcg).

The values in the second yearly graph are PM2. This happens every year towards the end of the dry season, between February and April and is largely attributable to slash-and-burn farming methods. The smokey season starts beginning of January and goes on till end of May. But apart of that: the air is bad year around.

The city has grown too fast. Do you think it will improve at all by late May? Im in Qatar now which has pretty awful air quality as it is. NOT the 300s and 400's showing on the aqicn.

One hour ago it was close to 750. Chiang Mai is a gas chamber.