Bangkok’s air pollution shot through the roof today to reach a “very unhealthy” level according to international standards, putting the Thai capital city among the world’s three most polluted cities.
The capital this morning recorded a “very unhealthy” level of pollution on the international air quality index, mostly due to dangerous microparticulate pollution, or PM2.5, that was nearly 22 times what is considered acceptable by the WHO. As of 10am Thursday, Bangkok was the third most polluted city after India’s Mumbai and Pakistan’s Lahore.
It was the worst pollution that Coconuts has recorded since Jan. 8, 2020.
#PM2.5 Pollution once again became a top hashtag on Thai Twitter this morning.
The Meteorological Department predicted Thailand will face more persistent dry weather and high PM 2.5 concentrations this weekend.
A number of schools…
