Environmental news from Thailand — climate, air quality, conservation and sustainability, in English from Thai PBS World.
Following their debate yesterday, the House of Representatives passed seven air cleanliness bills in their first readings, by 443 votes with one abstention. The seven bills were proposed by government and opposition parties and a civil society organisation. A 39-member committee, comprised of both government and opposition MPs, was set up by the House to
The opaque atmosphere in and around Bangkok during the morning hours of the past few days, including today, is not mist, but haze from the accumulation of PM2.5 dust in the air, according to Somkuan Tonjan, director of the Weather Forecast and Monitoring Division of the Meteorological Department. He said today that such poor air
The atmospheric PM2.5 pollution in 68 areas of Bangkok and surrounding provinces today exceed the standard threshold of 37.5μg (microns) today, including three areas where poor air quality has reached the Red level, according to the Air4Thai website. The three areas are Bangkok Noi railway police station in Bangkok Noi district, Ma Charoen Phet Kasem
Forty-four areas of Bangkok, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom have excessive levels of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere, measured at 24.1μg-61μg (microns). Don Mueang, Lak Si and Nong Khaem have the highest levels, measured at 70μg, 69.6μg and 62.3μg respectively, according to the Air4thai website. Except for southern provinces, where air quality is
A deer giving birth might not appear remarkable. But when the fawn is born in Mae Wong – Khlong Lan national parks in the north of Thailand, it’s cause for great celebration because it marks a major achievement in the progress of a rewilding project. At the recent annual seminar held by Kasetsart University’s Faculty
A deep-sea oarfish (Regalecus glesne) was recently caught in the Andaman Sea, off Thailand’s southernmost province of Satun, according to Dr. Thon Thamrongnawasawat, vice dean of the Fisheries Faculty at Kasetsart University. In his Facebook post today, Thon said it is not known for sure exactly where the 5-metre-long fish was caught, but it was
Seven people have drowned, one is still missing and more than 260,000 people are affected in the worst flooding in the southernmost province of Narathiwat in five decades, according to the Provincial Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office. All 13 districts of the province have been hit by floods, although the water is receding as
Beijing, China – China’s air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said. “2023 is the first year that China’s national average PM2.5 level has increased year-on-year since the beginning of China’s ‘war on pollution’ in 2013,” a study by independent research organisation the Centre for
The Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, car and oil companies have joined hands to reduce PM2.5 dust emissions from vehicle exhausts, which account for 72% of PM2.5 in the atmosphere in the capital. Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga said on Monday that the ministry has adopted measures
Temperatures across Thailand are forecast to drop by 2oC to 8oC from Wednesday until next Monday, due to the arrival of another strong cold front from China, the Meteorological Department said this afternoon. According to the department, the mercury in north-eastern provinces is predicted to drop by 5-8oC during the period, by 4-6oC in northern
The Department of Medical Services has set up the country’s first air pollution clinic, at Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital in a Bangkok suburb, to educate the public about the threats to health from air pollution, to assess and follow up on the condition of patients suffering from pollution-related diseases and to provide advice to the public
Air quality in Bangkok and its vicinity has improved since yesterday, with only 17 areas reported to having excessive PM2.5 dust and the highest level recorded at 47.9μg (micron), compared to 73.8μg yesterday. According to the Pollution Control Department, the levels of PM2.5 in and around Bangkok in the last 24 hours were between 13.3μg
