Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

SE Asia Smoke Haze

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • SE Asia Smoke Haze

    Cough, cough, cough! Soon I've to bring out the face mask.

    Haze back in Singapore as 50 hot spots detected in Sumatra
    6 Aug [ChannelNewsAsia] SINGAPORE: The haze is back in Singapore and you can expect more hazy days ahead. Smoke haze shrouded Singapore on Thursday morning, with an acrid burning smell hanging in the air.

    And the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI), which measures the air quality in Singapore, was around 60 on Thursday. Though this is still in the moderate range, it is however slightly higher than Wednesday's reading of 52.

    Smoke haze has been blowing into Singapore and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said that over the past few days, its satellite pictures detected significant hot spots with moderate to dense smoke.

    The hot spots are mainly in the Sumatran provinces of Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra. On Wednesday alone, 50 hot spots were detected in Sumatra.

    NEA added that with prevailing dry weather in the region and the wind direction expected to remain the same in the next few days, hazy conditions can be expected in Singapore over the next few days.

    Doctors have cautioned against outdoor activities if the situation worsens, especially for those with respiratory illnesses. ....

  • #2
    This report is from Indonesia. Most of the land clearing forest fires are from some Indonesian islands, and some from E and W Malaysia.

    Thick smoke blankets Indonesia's Pontianak
    JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Thick smoke haze was covering Pontianak, the capital city of Indonesia's West Kalimantan, from Sunday to Monday morning due to land fire, the Kompas daily reported on Tuesday.

    The condition endangered people's health and prompted the Supadio Airport to suspend flight activities in one hour.

    The Air Pollution Standard Index (ISPU) monitored by the provincial environmental agency on Monday showed that the air quality was very dangerous starting Sunday and Monday. The index stood at 2,750, far from minimal limit of dangerous air category of 300.

    In the last three days, the Pontianak citizens had been inhaling dangerous air seven hours a day. ...

    Comment


    • #3
      Originally posted by Merlin View Post
      Cough, cough, cough! Soon I've to bring out the face mask.
      Never mind, while you're choking to death, be happy that the European lefties are running their cars on nice clean cheap ethanol......;)
      In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

      Leibniz

      Comment


      • #4
        Don't be so drama...it's not that bad to warrant a face mask, maybe you should put on for N1HI instead.

        Comment


        • #5
          I don't think he's being dramatic. A few years back, there were some fires in Mexico, long burning summer fires, that crept up under the normal North Texas high-pressure bubble, and camped over the Dallas area for weeks. In commercial aviation, we'd easily see the purple haze like some bad horror movie, a streak of smoke, parked over certain areas. It really was horrible, very choking.

          Certain areas are very prone to trapping smoke, smog, and haze. Southern Ca. is one area, Mexico City another. In a descent, the aircraft packs (AC units) would begin to draw in the horribly polluted air, and you could smell the smog of Mexico City at 15,000 feet. It is terrible.

          Comment


          • #6
            Most of the smoke haze originate from Indonesian farmers burning to clear forest land. They badly affect countries around the region. But Indonesia is not doing much about stopping the burning. Other countries cannot interfere.

            Indonesia tight-lipped as SE Asia braces for worsening haze
            SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia appeared to bat away offers from other Southeast Asian countries to help stop haze pollution on Wednesday, leaving the region facing worsening skies as a result of a brewing El Nino weather pattern.

            Worried about the potential impact, environment ministers of the region met on Wednesday in Singapore to discuss ways to mitigate the haze, which cost over $9 billion in damage to the region's tourism, transport and farming during an El Nino weather pattern in 1997/98. ....

            Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand offered help to Jakarta to combat outbreaks of fire, but gave no details of concrete funding or measures such as providing fire-fighters. ....

            Asked at a news conference if other Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) members had offered Indonesia help in fighting the fires, Indonesian State Minister for Environment Rachmat Witoelar did not respond. ....

            Ministers and senior officials from the five countries agreed to ban all open burning and to suspend permits for burning in fire-prone areas, but the region's track record in combating fires that lead to international pollution has been weak. ....

            Comment

            Working...
            X