Pollution
Pollution news in Thailand, including air quality, environmental concerns, and government measures.
- Environment News
New national haze forecast website gives 3 day forecasts at 70% accuracy rate
Thailand is getting a new national haze forecasting website that…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today | Bangkok exodus, Pattaya air pollution, Vaccine next month? | November 20
Last day of the week, and the second day of…
- Environment News
Residents express health concerns as smog engulfs Pattaya
Pattaya residents have expressed concern over air pollution, as the…
- Environment News
Crackdown on vehicles emitting black exhaust to tackle Bangkok pollution
Buses, trucks and other vehicles that puff out clouds of…
- Environment News
Bangkok air pollution predicted to reach “unhealthy” levels
At least some good news, Bangkok’s air quality has improved…
- Northern Thailand News
PM to tackle Northern Thailand’s seasonal haze… again
The Thai prime minister says he’s working on a plan…
- Environment News
Pattaya Museum denied the origins of the blackwater, then changed their mind – VIDEO
A heritage museum in Pattaya is blaming a “faulty pump”…
- Environment News
Clean up Bangkok waterways: Report on littering, get paid
Need some extra cash? Catch someone dumping garbage into Bangkok…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today – Wednesday, June 10
Thai Airways takes action to protect its planes from seizure…
- Covid-19 News
More masks, more problems: Covid waste pollutes oceans
Disposable face masks and plastic gloves are ending up in…
- Environment News
Bangkok governor warns of canal pollution
Bangkok’s governor warns that the volume of garbage in Bangkok’s…
- Environment News
Dozens of plastic containers per person in state quarantine
…and the rest of us haven’t been helping the plastic…
- Covid-19 News
Huge rise in single-use plastic during Thailand’s lockdown
One positive of the world shutting down is nature being…
- Environment News
Air pollution in Bangkok falls to lowest level in 2020
Bangkok recorded the lowest air quality index in 2020 today,…
- Northern Thailand News
North still choked with dangerous smog
Chiang Mai takes the number one spot for air pollution…
- Northern Thailand News
Northern Thailand’s air pollution reaches hazardous levels
Air quality in the north of Thailand is actually ‘hazardous’…
- Environment News
Chiang Mai gets world podium positions two days in a row, for air pollution
Hot AND polluted. Chiang Mai scored the top position again…
- Environment News
Chiang Mai has the world’s worst air quality for second straight day
Virus or no, you may want to wear a mask…
- Northern Thailand News
Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai – all suffering choking smog today
The whole Bangkok and its suburbs is suffering from excessive…
- Environment News
Air purifiers to be added to the top of Bangkok buses. Really…
“It is like a single dead pixel on your phone,…
- Environment News
Chiang Mai blanketed in smoke as fires burn around the province
It’s smoggy, smokey and generally unpleasant in northern Thailand today.…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Pollution Control Department issues “red alert” for the North
A “red alert” is in effect for northern Thailand today:…
- Environment News
Hazy days and Sundays – Bangkok has fifth highest air pollution in the world
“Unhealthy”. That about sums up the air Bangkokians are breathing…
- Environment News
Severe air pollution forces Nok Air flight back to Bangkok
The severe air pollution which has plagued much of Thailand’s…
- Environment News
Nearly 300,000 Bangkok school students stay at home today as a measure to reduce air pollution
Nearly 300,000 students from 437 schools around Bangkok are having…
- Environment News
Celebrities take to social media and point out Government incompetence over air pollution problem
“Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha said it’s hard to enforce laws to…
- Environment News
Poor air quality dogs the capital, even before the morning’s traffic starts
Bangkok awakes on Monday, even before the traffic starts choking…
- Environment News
Salty tap water and dirty air – Bangkok’s environmental woes continue today
Brackish tap water, with increased salinity caused by seawater back-flowing…
- Environment News
Central Thailand farmers ignore orders to stop burning off their sugar cane
Stick your burning ban up your 2.5 micron particulate! Local…
- Environment News
Bangkok haze and smog continues over the weekend
There is unlikely to be much respite of the air…
- Environment News
Bangkok’s ranks world’s third worst air quality. Forecast to be bad for the rest of the week.
Bangkok ended up recording the world’s third worst air quality…
- Transport News
Pollution Control Department officials roll out car-free day on Wednesdays
PHOTO: kenlwrites.com “She says the drive normally takes her an…
