Bangkok, Thailand and air pollution

Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close
Air pollution in the Thai capital forced more than 350 schools to close on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. The reading makes the Thai capital currently the world's seventh-most polluted major city.
Thailand air pollution forces closure of 352 schools amid Bangkok air quality crisis
Bangkok’s air pollution crisis intensifies – Schools close, and authorities introduce free public transport to reduce exhaust fumes. Posted: 24 January 2025 | Last updated: 24 January 2025
Ice in the sky: Thailand's fight against air pollution
Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below.
Pollution forces closure of over 350 schools in Bangkok, employees asked to work from home
The popular tourist destination recorded an Air Quality Index of 168 which is considered ‘unhealthy’ while the level of PM2.5 pollutants – cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the blood
Thai air pollution disrupts services
Worsening air pollution is choking Bangkok, closing schools. The government is asking people to work from home and avoid outdoor activities.
Bangkok schools closed due to air pollution
Thai authorities on Friday closed over 350 schools in the capital Bangkok due to air pollution, according to local media. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has ordered the closure of all of its 352 schools and holding online classes due to the city’s poor air quality, the media outlet Khaosod English reported.
Bangkok Urges People to Work From Home as Air Pollution Worsens
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration urged people to work from home for the rest of the week if they can, with air pollution forecast to worsen after already forcing the temporary closure of more than a dozen schools.
Polluted air in Bangkok forces closure of 352 schools
Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world's seventh-most polluted major city by air quality monitor IQAir.
Bangkok Air Pollution
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Air pollution shrouds tower blocks in Bangkok, Thailand
Footage shows the deadly air pollution that was choking Bangkok this morning amid a rise in agricultural burning across Southeast Asia. Tower blocks around the Asoke Intersection along Sukhumvit Road were clouded by the toxic smog.
Air pollution chokes Thailand as leader shows off in Switzerland
Air pollution choked large parts of Thailand again this morning - as the country's Prime Minister posted pictures of herself showing off in Switzerland. Footage shows the toxic soup of smog and smoke from agricultural burning engulfing buildings in the capital Bangkok shortly before 9am local time.
Bangkok offers free transport as it battles worst pollution in years
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Dust Mitigation Project Over Bangkok
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Thailand trials unconventional 'cloud seeding' as air pollution wreaks havoc
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