BBQ's cause of the Chiang Mai haze & flight cancellation

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 20 Mar 2007, 02:45

Chiang Mai's provincial environment office asked restaurants and street vendors yesterday to temporarily stop using barbecues.

"These businesses share some responsibility for the smoke in the air," department head Phuchong Insomphan explained.

The haze is costing Chiang Mai alone up to Bt30 million a day in lost tourist income, the chairman of the northern provinces' chamber of commerce Narong Tana-nuwat said.

Chiang Mai's air had reached 284 micrograms per cubic metre, of dust particles smaller than 10 microns. The Thai Cabinet yesterday turned down an Environment Ministry proposal to declare the region an emergency control zone...

Most flights to Chiang Mai, Nan, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son have been cancelled due to the poor visibility and Thai Airways yesterday cancelled its flight between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son for the third consecutive day.

screenshotartist · Post by **screenshotartist** » 22 Mar 2007, 10:52

There must have been lots of BBQs running at once to create that much smoke

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 22 Mar 2007, 11:52

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regi · Post by **regi** » 22 Mar 2007, 16:59

Hey SN, in case you would not yet have seen this, I think you will like it: a video of a landing on Hua Hin airport:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwc6fBbjhGw