{
  "id": 6431495,
  "title": "Air quality back in unhealthy range in central Singapore as haze persists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/air-quality-back-in-unhealthy-range-in-central-singapore-as-haze-6431495",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-singapore-psi-unhealthy-nea-6372581"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 9, the air quality in some areas of Singapore entered the unhealthy range, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA). The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in the central region was recorded at 102 at 11 PM. The NEA issued an advisory on the same day, noting that moderate to dense smoke plumes were detected from fires in southern and central Sumatra and Kalimantan, with haze drifting towards Singapore. The NEA warned that while some showers were forecast over central and northern Sumatra, dry conditions were expected to persist over Kalimantan and southern Sumatra, posing a risk of haze in Singapore if the fires continued. The 24-hour PSI forecast for Singapore was placed in the high moderate to low unhealthy range. This marked the first time air quality had dipped into the unhealthy range since 2023, with the PSI reaching as high as 123 in the central region on September 4. The unhealthy PSI reading prompted the NEA to begin providing daily haze advisories from the evening of September 4. The unhealthy PSI band ranges from 101 to 200, while a reading from 201 to 300 is considered very unhealthy, and hazardous if it exceeds 300.",
  "summary": "The 24-hour PSI reading in central Singapore hit 102 at 11pm.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Air quality back in unhealthy range in central Singapore as haze persists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/air-quality-back-in-unhealthy-range-in-central-singapore-as-haze",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:08:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}