Environmental news from Thailand — climate, air quality, conservation and sustainability, in English from Thai PBS World.
A powerful typhoon hit the central Philippines Thursday, forcing a complicated and risky evacuation for tens of thousands already hunkered down at home during the coronavirus pandemic. At least 200,000 people live in coastal areas or flimsy homes in the province near where the storm, called Typhoon Vongfong, made landfall with fierce winds and
A pod of more than 10 false killer whales has been sighted for the first time in the Lanta marine national park, off Thailand’s southern province of Krabi. The Facebook page of the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation today reported that the animals, between 3 and 4 metres long, were swimming
Twenty wild animals have been rescued from forest fires in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai and they are now under the care of an animal clinic operated by the Office of Conservation. The wild animals include palm civet, hawk, yellow-throated Marten, gibbon and leopard cat. Issara Sirisaiyat, director of the Wildlife Conservation Section of
BEIJING (AP) — Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China and hundreds of reinforcements were sent to fight the blaze and evacuate nearby residents, officials and state media reported Tuesday. The area threatened by the fire in Sichuan province is thinly populated, but there was no estimate on
The Thai PBS Foundation has joined the private and government sectors to support the forest fire fighting efforts, of officials of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and public volunteers, by providing them with 300,000 baht’s worth of essential equipment, including 40 fire-fighting blowers, 200 first aid kits, head lamps and 200
Air quality in Bangkok today has improved slightly, compared to yesterday, with only 22 areas found to have PM2.5 dust exceeding the 50-micron safety threshold. The whole of Bangkok was blanketed with excessive PM2.5 dust on Tuesday, measuring between 55 and 90 microns. According to the Pollution Control Department (PCD), the levels of PM2.5 dust
All schools under the supervision of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have been ordered closed from tomorrow (Wednesday) until Friday, as air quality in the capital worsened today and the situation is likely to persist due to poor air circulation and accumulation of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere. City Hall spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang said today
The whole of Thailand’s capital and its vicinity were found to have excessive amounts of PM2.3 dust in the air this morning, measured between 55 and 90 microns, according to the Pollution Control Department. 62 air quality measurement stations in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces, including Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani, show the
Bangkok residents have been advised to protect their health by wearing face masks while they are outdoors, but to avoid outdoor activities where possible, from today until the end of the month due to increased PM2.5 dust in the air over most parts of the capital. Spokesman for City Hall, Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, said that fine
A 55-year-old woman was found dead after being swept away near the flood-prone town of Tenbury Wells in western England. Britain on Monday battled the fallout from Storm Dennis after the second severe storm in seven days left one woman dead over the weekend. Winds of more than 140 kilometres (90 miles) an hour, along
Fifty-one areas in Bangkok, and eight in its vicinity, have been declared ‘orange zones’ this morning (Monday) as the levels of PM2.5 dust in the air reach 77 microns. Air quality monitoring devices at 72 locations in and around Bangkok show readings of airborne PM2.5 dust ranging from 42 to 77 microns, said the Department
Thirty-four districts in Bangkok have excessive amounts of PM2.5 dust in air today (Sunday) as the haze returns to the city, according to the coordinating centre for solving air pollution in the capital. The levels of airborne PM2.5 dust were measured at 50-72 microns over the past 24 hours, with Lat Krabang district being
