In Chiang Mai: many areas are beginning to be covered in smog and toxic dust. Hourly PM 2.5 dust levels are exceeding standards in many areas. People are beginning to be affected by coughing, eye irritation, and nose irritation.
According to Thai News Agency, the air in Chiang Mai city this morning has started to be covered in smog, making Doi Suthep look murky. Chiang Mai residents are starting to feel the smog and are being affected, with symptoms such as coughing, eye irritation, and nose irritation, especially those with allergies. At Khwang Sing Intersection, road users are starting to wear face masks more. Some say they are starting to feel eye irritation and nose irritation, but the air quality is still better than last year when compared to the same period.
An electrical appliance shop owner mentioned that she also started to feel sore eyes and was worried about her grandson who has allergies because he couldn't sleep due to a dry throat, coughing, and sore eyes. To cope, she wears a mask and pours water on the walkway in front of the shop.
The hourly air quality report from the Climate Change Data Center, Chiang Mai University, at 9:00 a.m., found that almost every area had PM 2.5 values exceeding the standard, impacting health. The highest was at Ban Pang Fueang Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital, Chiang Dao District, at 126 micrograms/cubic meter, and at San Kamphaeng Hospital, San Sai District, at 105 micrograms/cubic meter. In Chiang Mai, the level was 82 micrograms/cubic meter. Although it started to decrease in the morning, it still exceeded the standard in many areas.