โซล่าเซลล์ to poor visibility brought on by haze above Mae Hong Son airport in nothern Thailand, a private plane flying the performing US ambassador this morning cancelled a landing and returned to Chiang Mai International Airport.
Smog has been a longstanding problem in northern Thailand and kicks up every year throughout burning season from February to April. Today, the local air pollution monitoring station recorded ranges of PM2.5 at ninety eight micrograms per sq. cubic metre of air, over the secure threshold. The Meteorological Office recorded multiple sizzling spots in Northern areas, most likely caused by weed burning and wildfires in Myanmar, resulting in low vision and a bigger stage of PM2.5.
The clouds of smog have been so thick this morning that the pilot flying the 9-seater Beechcraft King Air 200 carrying the ambassador chose to cancel the landing and return to Chiang Mai International Airport to attend for the sky to clear up. Visibility over the region was poor from 6am to 10 am, according to the Mae Hong Son Meteorological Office.
US Chargé d’Affaires Michael Heath was set to co-chair a ceremony with Mae Hong Song deputy governor to kick off a program to preserve historic coffins in a cave within the Pang Ma Pha area.
The acting ambassador in the end postponed his trip to Mae Hong Son in favour of a trip to the Royal Thai Navy’s earthquake monitoring centre on Doi Suthep..