Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai province has as many as 71 forest fires, causing PM 2.5 levels to return to high again. In some areas, hourly levels are as high as 346 micrograms per cubic meter. This makes air quality rank 5th worst in the world. This morning (March 25), Chiang Mai Province still found as many as 71 forest fires spread across 14 districts, Hot District area with the highest number of 21 spots, most occurring in the protected forest in Ban Tan Subdistrict, followed by the district. Chiang Dao 11 points, Omkoi District 9 points, and the remaining spread across 9 other districts, causing the pollution level or PM 2.5 to rise again. The vision is cloudy. People began to feel pain in their eyes. Meanwhile, officials are still rushing to extinguish the fire. Climate Change Information Center Chiang Mai University Hourly air quality report in the area of ??Ban Pang Mayao Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Ping Khong Subdistrict, Chiang Dao District, PM 2.5 values ??at 7:00 a.m. were as high as 346 mi crograms per cubic meter. As for San Pa Tong District Hospital, the level was 187 micrograms per cubic meter. While the Muen San community In Chiang Mai city, it is 125 micrograms per cubic meter. For the Tha Phae Gate area Chiang Mai city center which is a source with many citizens and tourists The Provincial Electricity Authority or EGAT has installed a mobile air quality monitor to let citizens and tourists know the air quality in real time. from the quality that is getting worse today This makes Chiang Mai once again ranked among the 5 most polluted large cities in the world. From the ranking of the IQAir website at 10:00 a.m., the air quality index was 162 AQI. Source: Thai News Agency