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On Saturday, Bangkok was rated as the world’s seventh-most-polluted city based on its air quality. It was the second-worst in Southeast Asia after Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam .
Air quality exceeding safety standards in 38 districts in Bangkok, with districts categorized as yellow and orange zones. [16] On 27 January, air quality slightly improved, with none of Bangkok's districts labeled as red. [17] Governor Chadchart Sittipunt attributed the improvement to strong winds. [17] On 28 January, air quality continued to ...
The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries. Air quality in the database is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometers, respectively). [1 ...
Air pollution can affect nearly every organ and system of the body, negatively affecting nature and humans alike. Air pollution is a particularly big problem in emerging and developing countries, where global environmental standards often cannot be met. The data in this list refers only to outdoor air quality and not indoor air quality, which ...
Thailand's national air quality standards are weak when compared to WHO recommendations. [45] In the first six months of 2017, Greenpeace Thailand monitored PM2.5 in 14 provinces, as they have done since 2015, and found that every station recorded levels higher than the WHO recommendation of less than 10 milligrams per cubic meter of air.
In Wuhan, where more than 380 sponge projects — including urban gardens, parks and green spaces — absorb and divert rain water to artificial lakes, local air quality and biodiversity were ...
A plane carrying 181 people crashed at an airport in South Korea in late December, killing 179. Photos and videos show the aircraft overrunning a runway before being engulfed in flames.
24 January - 352 Schools in Bangkok were forced to close as a result of the city's poor air quality. [14] 28 January - Cabinet approves ฿620 million to combat PM 2.5 dust pollution, forest fires and haze. [15] 30 January