Farmers cover most of Northern Thailand in haze
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Due to the culture of local farms in Thailand and Myanmar setting fields on fire prior to planting season, the far north, lower north and upper central province of Thailand has suffered in its Air Quality Index (AQI). Dramatic satellite photos and charts from NASA and the thaiforestfire.com site show these wildfires all across the country, filling the maps with red and yellow spots representing the hotspots.
Link: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/340664/farm-fires-cause-heavy-pollution
Date & source: March 18, 2013, Bangkok Post
