Comments on: Air Pollution in Chiang Mai http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/ This is my journal of living in Thailand Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:27:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Olivier http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-17236 Olivier Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:13:41 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-17236 Burning is one thing. Car pollution is another one. Whatever the period of the year, Chiang Mai has an equal or higher air pollution than Bangkok. Solutions exist but they need political courage : control severely outside burnings ok, but also oblige all the red taxi to turn from diesel to gas (as in Bangkok), forbid the use of cars by universities students (they can use motorbikes or public transport) etc. Chiang Mai politicans are just dumb useless fools. After 4 years here with young kids (who are now 3 and 6), I am happy to leave. My second one has athma, and we all get lung and throat irritations from February to end of April. TRUST ME, CHIANG MAI IS A DANGEROUS CITY FOR YOUR KIDS' HEALTH. If I ever come back, I will settle near the sea. Burning is one thing. Car pollution is another one.
Whatever the period of the year, Chiang Mai has an equal or higher air pollution than Bangkok.
Solutions exist but they need political courage : control severely outside burnings ok, but also oblige all the red taxi to turn from diesel to gas (as in Bangkok), forbid the use of cars by universities students (they can use motorbikes or public transport) etc.
Chiang Mai politicans are just dumb useless fools. After 4 years here with young kids (who are now 3 and 6), I am happy to leave. My second one has athma, and we all get lung and throat irritations from February to end of April. TRUST ME, CHIANG MAI IS A DANGEROUS CITY FOR YOUR KIDS’ HEALTH.
If I ever come back, I will settle near the sea.

]]> By: Lillian http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-16376 Lillian Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:29:49 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-16376 HI Indy. Yes Smog has been a very big problem in Chiang Mai. It worries me too.... International schools have diffrent standards but its safe to say a very good if not very high standard. Depending on the school I guess.. Feel free to email me.. you're not the first person with these questions !:-) HI Indy. Yes Smog has been a very big problem in Chiang Mai. It worries me too…. International schools have diffrent standards but its safe to say a very good if not very high standard. Depending on the school I guess.. Feel free to email me.. you’re not the first person with these questions !:-)

]]> By: indy http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-16369 indy Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:41:43 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-16369 Hi, I came across this blog while googling on Chiang Mai. We plan to move to Chiang Mai ( from Amsterdam ) soon. But smog problem worries me a lot, is it really bad? we have 2 young children ( nearly 3 years and 3 months old ), how's the standard of international schools there? I feel a bit awkward asking all these questions, hope you don't mind.. Hi, I came across this blog while googling on Chiang Mai. We plan to move to Chiang Mai ( from Amsterdam ) soon. But smog problem worries me a lot, is it really bad? we have 2 young children ( nearly 3 years and 3 months old ), how’s the standard of international schools there? I feel a bit awkward asking all these questions, hope you don’t mind..

]]> By: David Bob http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-12104 David Bob Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:55:03 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-12104 April 7, 2007 I am in Chiang Mai right now. The bad air quality is obvious yet when I speak with residents they do not seem to know that their beloved city has the second highest lung cancer rate in the world. The Thai government is not properly informing the citizens of Chiang Mai. April 7, 2007

I am in Chiang Mai right now. The bad air quality is obvious yet when I speak with residents they do not seem to know that their beloved city has the second highest lung cancer rate in the world.

The Thai government is not properly informing the citizens of Chiang Mai.

]]> By: Dubai Prevailing Wind http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-11601 Dubai Prevailing Wind Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:03:23 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-11601 <strong>wind meter...</strong> Interesting post. I came across this blog by accident, but it was a good accident. I have now bookmarked your blog for future use. Best wishes. Dubai Prevailing Wind Website Team..... wind meter…

Interesting post. I came across this blog by accident, but it was a good accident. I have now bookmarked your blog for future use. Best wishes. Dubai Prevailing Wind Website Team…..

]]> By: Kris http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-10759 Kris Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:20:05 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-10759 I have been complaining everyday in Chiang Mai for 14 years since my move from Chiang Rai. I live in a residential project near the ariport. Neighbors burn refuse EVERYDAY. I try to exercise but when I get a whiff of burnt plastic and organic waste, my head aches. Even my mother is burning rubbish. And I agree is that it is the tradition of folks around here to burn. Now the weather is catastrophically health threatening. I cough on and off and my skin iches whereas my brother has throat infection. Academics in CMU claim that this diaster will affect the lives of people around here on a permanent basis. A genetic disorer may occur in later generations. It may not be apprantly noticed in my generation or my children's. But, I don't dare to think of my much later descendents living in this poisoned land. I feel sorry for this charred planet. (T_T) I have been complaining everyday in Chiang Mai for 14 years since my move from Chiang Rai.

I live in a residential project near the ariport. Neighbors burn refuse EVERYDAY. I try to exercise but when I get a whiff of burnt plastic and organic waste, my head aches.

Even my mother is burning rubbish. And I agree is that it is the tradition of folks around here to burn.

Now the weather is catastrophically health threatening. I cough on and off and my skin iches whereas my brother has throat infection.

Academics in CMU claim that this diaster will affect the lives of people around here on a permanent basis. A genetic disorer may occur in later generations. It may not be apprantly noticed in my generation or my children’s. But, I don’t dare to think of my much later descendents living in this poisoned land. I feel sorry for this charred planet.

(T_T)

]]> By: Yu http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-10698 Yu Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:41:58 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-10698 I remember the sky and the sun being orange too, and I found it peculiar (I live in Chiang Mai, behind CMU) but quite pretty, for it reminded me of sunset. You can imagine my surprise and my disappointment when I discovered that it was air pollution that caused it! It's awful what's happening and the fact that people are still burning despite this is infuriating. Why can't we take the time to care for all the people who are being affected? Air is ubiquitous -- it affects EVERYONE... It really saddens me. I remember the sky and the sun being orange too, and I found it peculiar (I live in Chiang Mai, behind CMU) but quite pretty, for it reminded me of sunset. You can imagine my surprise and my disappointment when I discovered that it was air pollution that caused it!

It’s awful what’s happening and the fact that people are still burning despite this is infuriating. Why can’t we take the time to care for all the people who are being affected? Air is ubiquitous — it affects EVERYONE…

It really saddens me.

]]> By: Korbua http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-10440 Korbua Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:22:44 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-10440 sounds like the air during the high traffic time in bkk... T_T sounds like the air during the high traffic time in bkk… T_T

]]> By: Rene from Switzerland http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-10323 Rene from Switzerland Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:03:01 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-10323 The air quality in Chiang Mai is catastrophal. In Hangdong (near airport) we have every day a lot of very bad air pollution. Whole Thailand is burned down every winter time. It doesn't matter it's plastic or rubber or only grass. And everybody thinks negative because USA doesn't sign the Kyoto contract? Funny! When is the covernment of Thailand waking up? I hope very, very soon! The air quality in Chiang Mai is catastrophal. In Hangdong (near airport) we have every day a lot of very bad air pollution. Whole Thailand is burned down every winter time. It doesn’t matter it’s plastic or rubber or only grass. And everybody thinks negative because USA doesn’t sign the Kyoto contract? Funny! When is the covernment of Thailand waking up? I hope very, very soon!

]]> By: Max http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/comment-page-1/#comment-10306 Max Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:07:29 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/743/air-pollution-in-chiang-mai/#comment-10306 We had rain here in our corner of Bangkok yesterday, sorry to gloat. From what the papers are saying things are getting serious up there. We had rain here in our corner of Bangkok yesterday, sorry to gloat. From what the papers are saying things are getting serious up there.

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