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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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As Singapore Chokes on Indonesian Smog, the Losses Pile Up

2013-06-21 10:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Singaporeans are choking on fire-induced haze from Indonesia and are increasingly upset with their giant neighbor. Theres clearly a lot of frustration, a lot of anger here in Singapore, Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, told Bloomberg TV today. Making things worse is the report of a dismissive comment from the Indonesian official in charge of handling the crisis. Singapore should not be behaving like a child and making all this noise, the Jakarta Post reported...

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Chinese city proposes vehicle restrictions to reduce smog

2013-06-21 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: One of China's most polluted cities has proposed to limit vehicle ownership through a lottery, becoming the latest locality to do so in the world's largest auto market as air quality and traffic congestion worsen. Shijiazhuang, the capital of steel-producing Hebei province surrounding Beijing, will restrict the number of new vehicles to 100,000 this year and limit households to owning two cars, according to a Shijiazhuang Daily report posted on the local government's website yesterday. That quota...

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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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