Deadly PM 2.5 smog from agricultural burning shrouds Bangkok

Published date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:35:12 +0700

Deadly PM 2.5 smog caused by endemic agricultural burning shrouded Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday morning.

The killer pollutant - responsible for an estimated five million deaths worldwide annually - envelops large parts of the country each year from January to April when landowners burn off crop husks left in their fields after harvesting.