Thailand to make it rain as pollution chokes Bangkok

NEWS: Bangkok is facing a choking smog problem.

A woman wears a face mask on the way to work while smog blankets Bangkok.

สตรีผู้หนึ่งสวมหน้ากากในระหว่างเดินทางไปทำงาน ในขณะที่หมอกควันปกคลุมกรุงเทพมหานคร Source: Getty Images

Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the pall of pollution that has shrouded the capital in recent weeks.

Reasons for the persistent smog include combustion exhaust from Bangkok's traffic-strewn roads, the burning of fields from farmers outside the city, and pollutants from factories.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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