SINGAPORE — There is a high likelihood of severe haze occurring in Southeast Asia this year, a Singapore think-tank reported, although the situation is unlikely to be as severe as in 2015, when the pollutant standards index (PSI) here reached hazardous levels.
This is based on experts' predictions that there will be a severe dry spell hitting the region due to theThe annual Haze Outlook 2023 report was released on Wednesday by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs , and it is the first time since the institute started publishing the yearly reports in 2019 that it has given a “red” rating for 2023.
conditions developing in the coming months, the dry season is expected to be more intense and prolonged compared to recent years, and extend into October.The weather: Meteorological forecasts such as temperature and rainfall, where aGovernment policies: Actions taken by governments as well as the cooperation and coordination between public and private sectors
Associate Professor Simon Tay, chairman of the institute, said of the significance of the red rating: “Although we have seen bad haze in the years before the outlook was published, the outlook has never been so pessimistic, so concerned as we are today.”
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