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Dust dome to blame for city s haze
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Air safety threshold may be lowered
published : 22 Jan 2021 at 05:00
52 A visitor on Thursday relaxes at Chatuchak Park, which is among 20 public parks installed with a machine that delivers a real-time gauge of air quality in Bangkok. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
The drop in air quality across Bangkok over the past week is caused by an urban dust dome over the city, which formed as low atmospheric pressure and high-rise buildings trapped dust and other pollutants from the burning of agricultural waste, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
The haze which has shrouded Bangkok over the past four to five days wasn t just caused by the build-up of microfine PM2.5 dust, as the concentration of larger PM10 pollutants and greenhouse gases has also soared.
Snow, wind, lightning and rain: New Zealand s Summer that feels like Autumn
20 Jan, 2021 01:38 AM
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The weather has turned Autumnal, with lower temperatures and thundery showers across the country. Image / MetService
The weather has turned Autumnal, with lower temperatures and thundery showers across the country. Image / MetService
NZ Herald
An overnight wintry blast with hundreds of lightning strikes and hurricane-strength winds has left southern alpine skifields coated in a fresh dusting of unseasonal snow and people piling on layers of clothing.
As Mother Nature hits pause on summer, temperatures across the country have dropped up to 10 degrees lower than last week for some places.
Civic agencies ensure that another road bites the dust
Civic agencies ensure that another road bites the dust
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 06:00 IST
Dug up roads at
dust and slush
BBMP) floating tenders for restoration of roads with great alacrity,
citizens are not convinced.
For instance, residents of Vinayakanagar, KR Garden and SR Garden near Murugeshpalya are expressing doubts whether the roads at Mahadevapura, Yelahanka and Dasarahalli Zones that were dug up 18 months ago, will even be restored.
The 1-km stretch that was dug up for you guessed it laying underground drainage (UGD) pipes around 18 months ago has now turned into a debris dumping spot.