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RE: Faces of Borneo - portrait photography

in #photography • 6 years ago

oh wow you also took such a beautiful picture in Vietnam @ steef-05! I wonder if palm oil industry is the same reason farmers are burning in Thailand. hmm...I'll have to find out. I wish they would stop!

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     6 years ago  

    I think @majes.tytyty will be able to answer this question for you. Last I heard, he was living in Chiang Mai.
    This is what I found on the topic:

    The Thai farmers have a traditional practice of burning their land to start preparing for the following year. This is a norm for them, without consideration of the larger consequences. Chiang Mai is like the center of a bowl with surrounding hills and mountains, the smoke floats down into the bowl and settles on the city, creating the burning season kerfluffle.

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       6 years ago  

      Lol I'm in Chiang Mai! That's why I was wondering about it! Haha crazy. Also, I love how that article sounds so professional and then ends with the word "kerfluffle"

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         6 years ago  

        YES! I hesitated in editing that out but then thought naaaaahh, that's a very appropriate word 😜

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