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Hold ron Indonesian fires worsen, Singapore smog sets record

2013-06-21 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Military planes water-bombed Indonesian forest fires that worsened on Friday and blanketed neighboring Singapore in record levels of hazardous smog for a third straight day in one of Southeast Asia's worst air-pollution crises. As Singaporeans donned face masks and pulled children from playgrounds and Malaysia closed schools in the south, the deliberately-lit fires grew bigger in some areas. Whipped up by winds, the blazes added to fears over health problems and diplomatic tension in Singapore,...

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S'pore Spars With Jakarta Over Fires, Hazardous Smog

2013-06-20 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Singapore remained blanketed in thick, smoky haze as Indonesias Air Force prepared to water-bomb forest fires raging on the island of Sumatra. Singapores Pollutant Standards Index stood at 135 as of 7 p.m., a level deemed unhealthy, the National Environment Agency, or NEA, said on its website. Earlier in the day it reached a hazardous reading of 401, a record. The NEA said it expected the 24-hour PSI to remain in the unhealthy 200-300 range. Haze is common in many parts of Asia, with air...

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Indonesia forest fires causes record air pollution in Singapore

2013-06-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: The Pollutant Standards Index, Singapore's main measure for air pollution, surged to a record reading of 371, breaching the "hazardous" classification that can aggravate respiratory ailments. The previous all-time high before this week was in 1997, when the index reached 226. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some areas. "I feel quite sad, but we have to survive, we have to keep moving, make to do with the best that we have with us," said Singapore tour guide Raj Rai....

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Singapore pollution from Indonesian forest fires hits record levels

2013-06-20 12:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Singaporeans have been urged to stay indoors as smoky haze from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia has worsened dramatically, causing unprecedented levels of air pollution. Singapore's pollutant standards index hit a record reading of 371, above the "hazardous" classification that can aggravate respiratory ailments. The previous record before this week was in 1997, when the index reached 226. The hazardous levels of pollution lasted for three hours before the index eased to 253 in the evening,...

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