Only 3 provinces with red PM2.5 levels as most of Thailand breathes easily

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PUBLISHED: 14 Apr 2024 at 10: 48

Only 3 provinces with red PM2.5 levels as most of Thailand breathes easily
On Songkran Day, a ship travels along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok as a Buddha image parade passes the Temple of Dawn. The cash is among 45 regions with healthy PM2.5 degrees over the past 24 hours. ( Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill )

Just three counties in the North and the Northeast had red levels of PM2.5, but the majority of the nation had fine weather on Sunday night.

Over the past 24 hours, Mae Hong Son province in the North recorded a red ( seriously harmful ) level of particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and less in diameter ( PM2.5 ) at 96.5 % per cubic meter of air, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency ( Gistda ) at 9am on Sunday. The healthy threshold is at 37.5µg/m³.

Two other provinces shrouded with crimson amounts of dust were in the Northeast: 94.2µg/m ³ in Nakhon Phanom and 76.2 in Mukdahan.

Orange ( initially unsafe ) levels of PM2.5 were detected in 29 other provinces in the North and the Northeast. They ranged from 39.1 to 74.1µg/m³.

The counties were, in descending purchase, Chiang Mai, Amnat Charoen, Nan, Lamphun, Ubon Ratchathani, Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Lampang, Kalasin, Yasothon, Phrae, Uttaradit, Udon Thani, Nong Khai, Phayao, Chiang Rai, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Tak, Loei, Roi Et, Sukhothai, Si Sa Ket, Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen, Kamphaeng Phet, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Surin and Chaiyaphum.

Counties in the lower Central Plain, the East, and the South all had mild and nice weather value. With 19.6 g/m3 of PM2.5, the eastern regions of Chon Buri and Rayong were second, followed by Samut Prakan, who had 20.0 g/m3.

Great air quality is predicted for most of the country on Sunday night according to a Gistda image.