Bangkok, Air pollution

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.
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close
Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious exhaust fumes.
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
Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close
More than 350 schools in Bangkok have been forced to close due to air pollution, authorities in Thailand’s capital have said.
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.
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 Air Pollution
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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.
Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution
BANGKOK: Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday (Jan 23), local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.
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