Hazey Haze~
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June 23, 2005
Haze likely for next few days
PARTS of Singapore were shrouded in haze yesterday and the condition is expected to persist over the next few days, the National Environment Agency said.
Conditions should improve when the wind direction changes 'later in the week', it said.
Around 4pm yesterday, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI), which measures the amount of particles in the air, hit 74.
This was its highest level so far this year, although it was still within the moderate range, said the NEA, which is monitoring the situation.
A value of 100 and more is regarded as unhealthy, while 50 and below is considered good.
The NEA said the number of forest-fire hot spots in Sumatra had risen, and a change in the wind direction brought the smoke to Singapore.
Hourly PSI readings are available on 6542-7788 and at www.nea.gov.sg -
anyone feel the haze? i thot it was pretty normal...
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more ppl can act blur
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or tisOriginally posted by poon cho tang:more ppl can act blur
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Posted: 27 June 2005 1223 hrs
Haze from Indonesian fires spreads to Malaysian mainland
KUALA LUMPUR : A thick haze shrouding Malaysia's tourist island of Penang and caused by fires in neighbouring Indonesia has spread to the mainland, meteorological officials said Monday.
Air quality levels in several towns on mainland Malaysia, across from Penang and extending into northern Perak state, were officially unhealthy, a meteorological official in the Kuala Lumpur bureau told AFP.
An unhealthy reading means the air is likely to irritate eyes or cause sneezing and coughing, and may worsen chronic heart or lung ailments.
Visibility in Prai township was down to three kilometres (two miles) from a normal 10 kilometres, the department said on its website.
The deterioration in air quality was mainly due to the increase of "hot spots" or burning areas on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the meteorological authority said.
Department of environment director general Rosnani Ibarahim said about 500 hot spots were raging in Sumatra on Sunday and it was difficult to predict how long the haze would persist.
The haze was being blown over Malaysia by monsoon winds coming from the southwest, she said.
Haze caused by fires in Indonesia and Malaysia is a common occurrence during hot, dry seasons.
In 1997 and 1998 choking haze caused by Indonesian forest fires enveloped parts of Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, for months.
They caused an estimated 9.3 billion dollars in economic losses to the region due to serious health problems, traffic hazards and flight disruptions.
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i didnt notice at all.
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not in sg...yetOriginally posted by dragg:i didnt notice at all. -
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yah v hot today.. soon plus haze esp in d morningsOriginally posted by SGpork:
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