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  2. List of most-polluted cities by particulate matter concentration

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    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 ...

  3. Environmental issues in Thailand - Wikipedia

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    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. PM2.5 ...

  4. List of countries by air pollution - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Why turning cities into ‘sponges’ could help fight flooding

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    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 ...

  6. 2019 in Thailand - Wikipedia

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    January 31 - Prime-minister Prayut demands action to improve the worsening quality of Bangkok's air. [13] This comes as the air quality of Bangkok and Pattaya reaches unhealthy conditions, with all schools in Bangkok being closed down. [14] [15] Aerial view of wildfires in Thailand's north

  7. Thailand - Wikipedia

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    Thailand's government-sponsored family planning programme resulted in a dramatic decline in population growth from 3.1% in 1960 to around 0.4% today. In 1970, an average of 5.7 people lived in a Thai household; in 2022, the average Thai household size was 3 people. [ 266 ]

  8. Small passenger plane crashes on flight to eastern Thailand ...

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    BANGKOK (AP) — A small passenger plane on a domestic flight in Thailand crashed Thursday afternoon shortly after taking off from the main airport in the capital, Bangkok, the country’s civil ...

  9. Climate change in Thailand - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, Bangkok can expect 276 days at or above 32 °C. The group forecasts a rise by 2100 to, on average, 297 to 344 days at or above 32 °C. [ 35 ] The FAO 's The State of the World's Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016 reports that a recent study finds that climate change will affect food security in Asia by the middle of the 21st century.