Air quality across Singapore reaches unhealthy levels from Indonesian wildfires
Singapore was shrouded in haze on Tuesday, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia raising island-wide pollution to levels that pose a health risk. All five regions of the city state recorded unhealthy air quality levels, the first time that has happened since September 2019, according to the National Environment Agency. Singapore’s air currently ranks among the 10 most polluted…
Singapore's air quality has deteriorated to unhealthy levels due to smoke from Indonesian wildfires, marking the first time this has occurred since 2019. The National Environment Agency reported that all five regions of Singapore recorded unhealthy air quality, placing the city among the top 10 most polluted capitals in the world, alongside Malaysia and Indonesia.
The situation is exacerbated by the El Nino weather pattern, which has led to drier conditions across the region. Indonesia has experienced an unusually high number of wildfires this year, with over 9,000 recorded in August and more than 7,000 so far in September, according to the forestry ministry’s fire-monitoring platform SiPongi.
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