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Missing beautiful sunsets in Chiang Mai ~ Thailand

A beautiful sunset behind a cloud in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

I’ve been missing the beautiful sunsets in Chiang Mai lately.. Not because I’m too busy to look outside my window, but because of the crazy smokey weather that’s been around for the past month.

Every year, after the rainy season is over, farmers around Chiang Mai and neighboring countries (Burma, Laos and Cambodia) start burning fields to clear rice stubble and make room for new crops. There’s absolutely no control from any Government over this practice and sadly, the whole Northern area has to suffer from what is now called the “Smoke season” for a couple of months.

So instead of having beautiful skies like during this fiery sunset, or this chaotic stormy sky.. We have this:

Smokey weather over the city of Chiang Mai, in Thailand.

 

Bring me back my beautiful skies please.

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Posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 at 23:45. Filed under: Blog, Photography, Thailand Tags: , , , , RSS 2.0 feed.

  • http://www.mybeautifuladventures.com Andi of My Beautiful Adventures

    I can’t even believe that 1st pic if REAL!!!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!

    • http://www.canvas-of-light.com Daniel Nahabedian

      Yes, it’s all real :) We have some incredible sunsets in here sometimes!

  • http://boggedbefore.blogspot.com/ Ross

    Makes me choke just looking at the picture.

    • http://www.canvas-of-light.com Daniel Nahabedian

      True true..

  • http://www.nashthai.ru GIl – NasThai

    I’m in Chiang Mai right now, the sky is depressing, hope to have some rain any time soon to clear out the sky.

    • http://www.canvas-of-light.com Daniel Nahabedian

      Depressing indeed. It’s still slightly better today than the previous days.
      We’re all wishing for rain too soon :)

  • http://www.mattlautenbach.me Matt

    It looks like Beijing. I am off to Cambodia and Laos next week. I am hoping for at least a few decent smoke free days after reading this.

  • http://www.loansample.com/ Michael Davis

    Daniel it’s incredible man.It seems like that it’s not in this earth.Great posting.Gratitude to you for such a pretty stuff

  • http://www.metrodcphotography.com Metro DC Photography

    Chiang Mai is really beautiful. My girlfriend and I visited her family in Bangkok last November, they also have a house in Chiang Mai so we spent a lot of time there too. Looking forward to going back!

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