Though agricultural burning, forest fires and weather patterns create an annual pollution season across much of Southeast Asia, areas of northern Thailand are seeing haze that even hardened locals say is exceptional. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/03/asia-pacific/science-health/northern-thailand-pollution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #thailand #pollution #pm25
Blood clots and burning eyes as pollution chokes north Thailand

The city of Chiang Mai has regularly topped the IQAir monitor website's most polluted big cities list this week, with the situation even worse in the backpacker destination of Pai.

The Japan Times