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Pim Kemasingki meets one of her heroes, Mechai Viravaidya to see if he can help solve Chaing Mai's seasonal polluttion crises.
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Citylife sat down with the Head of Environmental Science Research Centre at CMU to learn all about their projects including working with NASA.
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Michael Shafer, Director, of the Warm Heart Foundation writes a passionate piece about taking action to reduce seasonal solution. And he has some answers too!
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As the pollution crisis worsens, Citylife's editor Pim Kemasingki speaks for Chiang Mai, declaring her right to breathe clean air.
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We headed to Chiang Dao to speak with activists working with the local community to try to prevent forest burning and the resulting air pollution.
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Every single day during the burning season, Peter disappears into Lampang’s forests in search of fire armed with a leaf blower.
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An interview with Craig Houston, an aeronautical engineer and Chiang Mai resident who has been collecting and analysing date related to the pollution crisis.
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Vogmask, American made, high quality protection from the PM25 particles we are forced to endure every burning season.
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Is Biochar the solution to Northern Thailand's annual smoke problem. Citylife speaks to Michael Shafer, Director of Warm Heart Foundation.
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The region's smog problem is as ancient as it is complex. People have been burning forests in northern Thailand for centuries.
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