☠️ Is Chiang Mai The Most Polluted City In The World | Living In Thailand

☠️ Is Chiang Mai The Most Polluted City In The World | Living In Thailand.
❤️ A lovely Southeast Asian women is only one click away.

💵 If you want to trade in Bitcoin press the link below.

🎁 Press the link below to access the software used to make this video and get 25% off for life!

🧭 Do you want up to $76 AUD off your first trip when you go Airbnb?
Press the link below.

❤️ Do you want to find a quality Christian partner for the rest of your life, if the answer is yes, then press the link below.

Every year it’s the same story in Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand, as the cool season draws to an end around late February or early March, the air quality quickly takes a turn for the worse.
In this video, we discuss why Northern Thailand is known as one of the most polluted places in the world!
If this is your first time on the channel or you have returned and like the content, then can I ask you to please like, share and Subscribe?
It really does help me and the channel.
Ohh yeah and don’t forget to press the bell icon so you never miss out on upcoming videos.
And, if you are interested in some cool links, then check them out in the links below in the description box!
In Thailand, generally they have seasons called the wet season and the dry season but in Chiang Mai they also have the smoky season.
Chiang Mai is the second largest city in Thailand, and a popular tourist destination with around 7 million tourists per year.
It situated in the Northern region, about 700 kilometres north of Bangkok.
Eighty per cent of the area is mountains and 70 per cent of the land is forest area.
If you’re looking to visit Chaing Mai, you might have a few questions.
For example.
What causes the smoke, how bad does it get and how long does it last?
When is the smoky season in Chiang Mai?
The smoky season in Northern Thailand and the surrounding parts of Southeast Asia generally occurs during the months of February, March, and April.
The exact timing and severity of the haze is different every year because it is dependent on human activity and the weather.
There are three main causes of the yearly northern smoke haze.
Naturally occurring fires, forest fires that are deliberately lit and burning crop fields by farmers.
The mountainous terrain of Northern Thailand causes the smoke to stay trapped in the valleys and will gradually increase in pollution levels as the dry season kicks in.
The bordering areas of Myanmar and Laos face the same problem.
They have similar terrain and similar human and natural causes that add to the total air pollution level in the region.
Although sugar cane is not extensively grown in the North, the practice of burning sugar cane fields in Central and Northeast Thailand and in Cambodia also contributes greatly to the Chiang Mai’s pollution problems.
The rainy season in Thailand is usually over by November, and so the air can start to get hazier as early as December.
It doesn’t usually become a major problem until late February or early March.
The haze doesn’t fully clear until the burning stops and rains come to wash the pollution out of the sky.
The real start of the rainy season doesn’t start until after Songkran, but there can be enough rain in May to clear things up considerably.
Thunderstorms in March and April can also help provide temporary relief for a couple days.
The smoky season consistently reaches its peak in the second half of March, and the air is usually much improved after the mid-April Songkran holiday.
But there have been years where the hazy air has lingered on well into May.
This smoke can be especially dangerous for young children, the elderly, and anyone who has ever suffered from asthma symptoms.
It’s not ideal for the many tourists that frequent Chiang Mai and actually it is having a detrimental effect on the reputation of Chiang Mai.
Officials say that tourist numbers to northern Thailand have plunged partly due to severe air pollution that continues to surge across the region.
Seasonal smog in the north which residents have long complained about, are really affecting the tourism sector.

This presentation contains images that were used under a Creative Commons License. Click here to see the full list of images and attributions:

[TheSouthEastAsiaReport]

What are your thoughts about the air quality in Chiang Mai or Thailand in general...

[ammabthedigitallynomadic]

It’s funny. I met a girl that lived in Chiang Mei. She was so Toxic, I thought Thailand might have gotten cleaner since she left.

[paulcalkin]

So sad to see. For me Chiang mai is my city of the world but with the problems of smoke I have to be careful when I can visit