BangkokPollution

14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Air pollution obscures the Bangkok skyline looking up Sukhumvit Road. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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14 JANUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Air pollution obscures the Bangkok skyline looking up Sukhumvit Road. Bangkok has been blanketed by heavily polluted air for almost a week. Monday morning, the AQI (Air Quality Index) for Bangkok was 182, worse than New Delhi, Jakarta, or Beijing. The Saphan Kwai neighborhood of Bangkok recorded an AQI of 370 and the Lat Yao neighborhood recorded an AQI of 403. An AQI above 50 is considered unsafe. Public health officials have warned people to avoid “unnecessary” outdoor activities and wear breathing masks to filter out the dust. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ