Hey Jeroen Heidi here. It was fun meeting you tonight with Gary. Thanks for the great chat tonight.

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

Hi Heidi, nice to meet you as well. It was a great night.

Thailand, especially Bangkok is one of my favorite places in the world. I was there as a student at the International School of Bangkok in the mid 80's when it was located at Sukhumvit Soi 15 (Ruamchai). The pollution has always been bad in Bangkok and really wish the Thai Government would take a strong and strategic approach to the pollution from all of the sources. Thank you very much, GTM for posting this video and the Root the Future cause. I applaud the efforts and hope that one day, this can be a condition of the past.

Thank for this information. Looking forward to your next video 👍🏻

Thanks for the update Jeroen 👍🏼😷

Thanks for the update! Stay safe!

Thanks Jeroen. Always good seeing you.

Love the footage but some clarification; Yes, the 'burning season' adds to the smog but it is not the main reason. A farmer in East or West Thailand cannot be blamed of course for BKK air pollution. The #1 is traffic, #2 is the "27 coal power plants currently in operation emitting approximately 34.9 million tonnes of CO2 as well as large amounts of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SOx), and other pollutants. Tiny dust particles, commonly known as PM2". The farmers add but are not to blame, they just need better support getting rid of their waste and more education. Taking the BTS helps, car-pooling helps, solar and wind power helps.

@dt8101

Жыл бұрын

Bangkok should replace electrify the city's buses and utility vehicles, promote EV and electric scooters for residents. Building MTR is taking too long.

Awesome music!

Having the same issue here in Vientiane, Laos at the moment. So it's not a "Bangkok problem" per se., it's as Jeroem said, the combination of field burning and stationary air.

Hello GTM, thank you for the informationen. Looks pretty bad. We were in November in Bangkok there was the air by far not so polluted. Protect yourself and stay healthy. greetings from Berlin. i look forward to more v-logs. I love Bangkok.

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

It was just for a few days now that the smog was so heavy.

Hi Jeroen. Really bad that smog in BKK. I guess it s because the smokey season?! All the best from Guido

This is one of the reasons that I don't live in Thailand full time. The smog from the burning fields just continues to get worse.

By the Way the "Burning " Only 20 percent of the Smog, over 70 % is caused by Vehicles and Factories. NOT Burning.

No farmer wants to burn the crops, Main problem is Thailand government, government needs to provide help to farmers, help like give tools to send crops to fuel conversion factories etc....

We were in Sam Roi Yot and it was so hazy there also…….of course nothing like Bangkok….

The smog today is the worst I have seen in Bangkok. Hopefully the government starts making some changes to help the situation. I know that they can't stop other countries like Cambodia burning off, but they need to help/educate the local farmers. Also, getting rid of the old buses might help a little too...The market you went to is great though! I've been there a few times recently.

@lacviet8728

Жыл бұрын

don't hold your breath on this pathetic gov't helping out or finding solutions to this aged old problem. as long as tourists keep coming, they won't do a damn thing.

@user-bs4vb8vh6m

Жыл бұрын

Yep...I can see it on the satellite map and it's coming from 90 percent of the neighboring countries in the central region by setting fires.

What's happened Bangkok today? It seems level pollution its like Jakarta city. Because many cars and motorcycle run away in every time. Thanks for best video 🙏🌿

The smog brought the heat back as well. Hopefully it clears up soon. Reminds me of Los Angeles in the 80's

@gregh7457

Жыл бұрын

i remember LA as being worse than what i see in this video. In LA it was like a permanent fog bank over the city during the summer

@billmoeller8897

Жыл бұрын

Making everyone buy electric cars like in the USA should fix the problem. Ha, ha.

@siamiam4306

Жыл бұрын

Looks like Bangkok can use a good Santa Ana wind to clear it up. The smog in LA started to get cleared up in the 80's. The basin trapped all the pollutants and not as bad as when I grew up there. I touchdown in BKK on TH night. I'll bring my mask.

@EagerExpat

Жыл бұрын

@@siamiam4306 Hopefully things clear up soon. I'll guess it has something to do with the rice fields being burned all over SE Asia

I was actually surprised by drone footage on your previous video, it look way clearer. I thought at the time, that's not bad for Bangkok. I think when the PM particles get too high they recommend N95 masks. When I visit for a couple of weeks I don't bother with masks outside, but if I lived there I probably would.

Very nice introduction to the market.The pollution in Thailand is very bad .

Do they measure oxygen concentrations? I heard it goes as low as 10% (from 20.8% normally at sea level).

We had really luck last week with the weather in Bangkok

That's sad and threatening. Will the condition persist in April? Any idea?

start of the dry season and the burning of forests? Does this happen in February?

So sad. I have a plan to visit Bangkok this coming april. 😷 i got scared now. Huhu

I saw this coming back from Pattaya and couldn't believe it.. never seen it like this before

@DarkoFitCoach

Жыл бұрын

How is air quality in pattaya? I would assume all is well as its on the sea and no smog and clean air. Atleast was always when i was there last 17 times

Oh wow

The Increasing Pollution and Smog is extremely Depressing, since I really wanted to stay in Jomtien for awhile. The Air Quality Particulate pm 2.5 are extremely small and toxic. Small Particles 2.5 can actually enter Your Bloodstream through Your Lungs and Upper Bronchial. I really don't want that risk. So Disappointing, will delay my trip to Thai until it clears, IF it Clears.

Zelfs Thailand heeft jammer genoeg ook zijn tekortkomingen. Is er leven op Pluto? Is er plaats tussen de sterren waar ik heen kan gaan.

I have been coming to Thailand for 30 years, happens every year. Government in incapable of doing anything about. Should clear up in 2 months or so.

@lacviet8728

Жыл бұрын

Bingo. well said!

Bangkok would be so much nicer if they found a way to clear out all the pollution. I hope they can make it happen

@sjwilkin

Жыл бұрын

Thanks darlyne

Man, it has been so rough over here

The background music is cool, sounds ethereal. Vangelis like from Blade Runner.

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it reminds me of Vangelis too :-)

The Air is so bad now. The index is over 200 right now.

Can you tell me who the music was produced by.

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

I use the music from Epidemic Sounds.

We’ve been lucky last three years not much haze from the burning season in Indonesia and Malaysia because of the unusually wet period.

Wow 😯…that is some smog ..it’s getting out of hand 😢

Ah…. The fires has to be stopped. Really bad

Omg!!!

What are the Thai Government doing to tackle this problem?

The smog like This happens every year around this time it's not new. The rain keeps the levels down whe we transition and dry season starts it returns. Lived here 6 years

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

If you live here for 6 years, you know that this year was worse then before.

@Live-dt9hj

Жыл бұрын

@@globaltravelmate it's been about the same in my area hasn't changed but still awful !

Smog looks pretty bad. I hope it clears up soon.

Wow that is not very good , hopefully it clears up real soon , yeh i would be wearing a mask for sure ,

First off, I am from Los Angeles. So I know smog. LA is nothing like this since the early 1980s. This is a deal breaker for me. I was heading back to Thailand in March. Now I am rethinking that.

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

Joe, this was only for a few days :-) Don't worry.

@bitemenow609

Жыл бұрын

@@globaltravelmate Oh OK. I have seen a couple westerners talk about leaving Bangkok because of the smog in the last 2 years and thought this was a thing. Surprised to see Pattaya mentioned.

Most of it came from neighbors. often bring fog to Thailand by the wind blowing in.😔

Coming from a clean air country to settle in a city of smog is degrading yourself in terms of health. The pm2.5 particles are small enough to enter your lungs and blood system, don't you know? (From Singapore)

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

I think Singapore has the same problem every year with the poor air quality when Indonesia is burning their fields right?

field burning all over south east Asia…?

Burning season in this region (Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia) every year.

Really?...I was in Bangkok today...I drove from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Wat Pho Temple, across a big part of the city...I haven't noticed the pollution...hmmmm...

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

You can really see it in the early morning or at sunset. When the sun is at it's highest point it is less noteable.

I plan on moving here this summer. I also like to exercise outdoors. This does not make me happy.

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

It is just temporary, and quite extreme this week.

@tomyum6163

Жыл бұрын

@@globaltravelmate OK, good to hear. Thank you. I love BKK.

Happens every year. It's called dry season

Looks like you're wearing a cloth mask, if that's the case, it's not filtering anything. Anyway, ozone is also a major pollutant in Thailand. It's a gas, so no mask would help.

@DarkoFitCoach

Жыл бұрын

Thai dumbasses in bkk still all wear masks and they couldnt explain why to save their lives. Its indoctrination of highest order.

Stay in building.

Wearing the face masks will help to protect yourself.

Today was the worst so far this year for sure. The level has been high all day. If I leave Bangkok for good, the seasonal air pollution would probably be the #1 reason why.

Now BKK.worry about air pollution is more than Covid already.

I'm going to Bangkok for the first time in 4 days from now, ffs.

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

Herman, it should be better by then.

Nakhon Phanom the same mess!

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

It's all over the country 😞

@_Alfa.Bravo_

Жыл бұрын

When i look on radar map, all cities above 50000 inhabitans are RED like paket of Marlboro

No.3 of the worst aqi rank world air pollution this morning

Most came from Cambodia. I just went to Siem Reap for 4 days and saw every morning and evening each households will burn trash on the side of the road. I ask the resort did you smell burn he said no. They are using to it.

Thanks Jeroen for the information. Bangkok was ranked that day as the third city in the world with the worst air quality, behind Lahore (India) and Kuwait. The recurrence of this environmental problem is very worrisome.🙄🙄

It’s just a phenomenon, which will disappear again for sure, the reason could be the air pressure situation, but it looks scary no doubt 🔥☀️🌦💨

@thai_curry

Жыл бұрын

'Just ' a phenomenon, disappearing? Air pressure? It's smog !!!

@klausw.5612

Жыл бұрын

the smog is the result of this, otherwise there must be smog all the time

Dangerous

Thank you for showing us these horrible facts. If the farmers do this to fertilize the ground, may be it is time for free fertilizer. At the end of video it looks like you cycle free handed ? Or does your vihicle has three wheels already ;) ?

sorry but those masks people (and you ) are wearing are totally useless against smogg

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

I know, it was early morning and had no time to buy anything.

Googled masks for air pollution,that mask is worthless. Some are pretty good though

@_Alfa.Bravo_

Жыл бұрын

FFP 3 necessary ? WHO think 40 is the edge to unhealthy ...... I would never choose to live in Krungthep

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

It's the only mask i had with me when I left the house. Was not planning on making this video till I saw the situation.

Spero un giorno di riuscire anche io a fare quella che fai te e migliorare il mio piccolo canale YT

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

Continua e ci arriverai :-) Qual è il tuo interesse per Bangkok

Bla Bla Bla! sounds like propaganda....

@globaltravelmate

Жыл бұрын

??? Propaganda for what or who?

@user-oj2xh8pn2o

Жыл бұрын

He just show how Bangkok is that day. I dont think he want to sell anything.