Category Archives: Singapore

Riau Forest Fire Triggers Worst Indonesia Haze Pollution

Forest fires in western Indonesia have intensified this month affecting the residents of Riau, West Sumatra and North Sumatra. The forest burning is also blamed for producing a thick haze to descend on neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. Fire hotspots have … Continue reading

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Going Up in Smoke: Why You Should Care About Indonesia’s Fires

Sumatra’s forests are on fire again, less than a year after blazes burned large areas and covered Singapore and parts of Malaysia in thick smoke. While the fires in Indonesia might seem far away for many people, they are everyone’s … Continue reading

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New PSI reporting system to see more days with “moderate” air quality

From May 1, Singapore will see more days with the air quality being classified as in the “moderate” range, as concentrations of smaller polluting particles of PM2.5 will be included in the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings. “As a result … Continue reading

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Air quality in Kuala Lumpur plummets amid forest fires

Smoke from forest and peat-soil fires drove air quality to unhealthy levels in and around the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday, adding to the burden of water rationing after a month-long drought. The government’s air-pollution index climbed to as high … Continue reading

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Haze now at unhealthy level in a few more towns in Klang Valley

After a fairly moderate day, the haze has returned with the air pollutant index (API) this evening showing that more areas have recorded unhealthy levels. The latest readings released by the Department of Environment’s website showed unhealthy readings in Port … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Riau city soars to hazardous levels

Air pollution in Dumai, the epicentre of last year’s extreme haze, soared to very hazardous levels on Tuesday morning, as the dry season – and open burning – started much earlier this year. The Air Pollutant Index in Dumai, Riau … Continue reading

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Davos report highlights worsening global air quality

Air quality around the world is plummeting, according to the latest version of an annual report, issued at the Davos Summit over the weekend. Produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks performance in … Continue reading

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China seeks to curb worst air pollution in 50 years

China’s air pollution in 2013 is at its worst for some 52 years, with 13 provinces hitting record-high levels of air pollution, according to the ministry of environmental protection. In recent days, traffic has been delayed in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Henan, Shandong; … Continue reading

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