Singapore Air Quality Returns to Unhealthy Range as Haze Persists
Singapore's central region records unhealthy air quality as haze from fires in Indonesia continues to drift toward the city-state.
Singapore's air quality has returned to the unhealthy range on Thursday as haze from Indonesian fires persists, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA). The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in central Singapore reached 106 at 9 a.m., up from 104 at 6 a.m., reported by CNA. The reading had previously hit 102 at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, when air quality entered the unhealthy range in some areas.
Other regions remained in the moderate range. The NEA noted that moderate to dense smoke plumes from fires in southern and central Sumatra, and Kalimantan, were still detected, with some haze drifting toward Singapore. The agency forecast the 24-hour PSI to remain in the high-moderate to low-unhealthy range. Haze had previously entered the unhealthy level on September 4, with the highest reading of 123 recorded during the current haze episode.
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