Severe forest fires raging in Mae Hong Son with hotspots skyrocketing
MAE HONG SON province has suffered wave after wave of forest fires with the total number of hotspots so far this year exceeding what was registered the entire last year while arson continues, PPTVHD36 said this afternoon (April 12). The Provincial Wildfire, Haze, and Dust Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Operations Centre said there were […]
Read MoreChiang Mai tackles forest fire crisis
CHIANG MAI is facing a forest fire crisis after continuous surge in hotspots with as many as 99 detected yesterday morning alone (March 29) as police track down arsonists, TV Channel 7 said last night. This northern province’s Governor Rattapol Naradisorn rushed to Chiang Dao district to closely monitor the forest fire crisis with […]
Read MoreOfficials battling big forest fire in Korat
A FIERCE forest fire that erupted last night (Feb. 12) at Sakaerat Environmental Research Station in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province has already spread across nearly 4,000 rai as officials urgently spraying water and set up firebreaks to contain it, Amarin TV said. The severe forest fire broke out at 8.40 p.m. within this research […]
Read MoreOfficials battling big forest fire in Korat
A FIERCE forest fire that erupted last night (Feb. 12) at Sakaerat Environmental Research Station in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province has already spread across nearly 4,000 rai as officials urgently spraying water and set up firebreaks to contain it, Amarin TV said. The severe forest fire broke out at 8.40 p.m. within this research […]
Read MoreVillagers set fire to forest to later collect mushrooms
FIREFIGHTERS have been battling to put out a blaze spreading through a forest at Phabong dam area of Mae Hong Son province which local villagers had started in order to later collect mushrooms that would grow there, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 20). At 9 a.m. yesterday Mr. Chittiphan Phayam, head of the Forest […]
Read MoreNavy sends choppers to help put out Chonburi forest fire
NAVY helicopters and fire trucks were sent this morning (Jan. 18) to help put out a forest fire that broke out on Khao Krathing near Bang Saray in Chonburi last night with the public reassured that it is being contained and will likely be put out today, Naewna newspaper said. Navy Commander Adm. Jirapol […]
Read MoreThailand, Laos, Myanmar seek to head off looming dry-season haze and smog
THAILAND, Myanmar and Laos have launched a Joint Plan of Action, under the name of “CLEAR Sky Strategy” to pre-empt and prevent the annual dry-season haze and smog caused largely by forest fires and agricultural burning. While the joint effort may help mitigate the problem to some extent, speakers at the session admitted that […]
Read MoreBiggest forest loss in a decade over the past year
IN A WAKE UP call for urgent action Seub Nakhasathien Foundation said in a Facebook post today (May 2) that Thailand’s forest loss soared to the highest level in a decade from 2023 to 2024 dwindling 317,819.20 rai from 2022 leading to 31.47% of the country’s total area now being forested, Amarin TV said. […]
Read MorePita tells Srettha to set a timeline to solve forest fires, toxic dust woes
FORMER MOVE Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat called on Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to set a clear timeline to tackle the problem of forest fires and toxic PM2.5 air pollution while visiting Chiang Mai this weekend, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 17), Speaking to reporters at a restaurant in this northern city, Pita said he […]
Read MoreHuge fire raging on Krabi hill for three days
A HELICOPTER from the Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Department made eight trips to drop water on a forest fire raging atop a Krabi hill for three days now and if the blaze worsens this area could be declared a disaster zone and the army asked to help out, Naewna newspaper said this evening […]
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