More hot spots in Indonesia this week: Is the haze back in Singapore?

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More hot spots in Indonesia this week: Is the haze back in Singapore?
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AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. SINGAPORE - The increased number of hot spots in Kalimantan and Sumatra this week has raised the risk of transboundary haze returning to Singapore, but severe haze is not forecast for now. According to...

SINGAPORE - The increased number of hot spots in Kalimantan and Sumatra this week has raised the risk of transboundary haze returning to Singapore, but severe haze is not forecast for now.

At 5pm on Tuesday , Singapore's 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index, or PSI, was within the moderate range at 73. "Water levels in Indonesian peatlands shouldn't be too low, due to the region's rainy conditions caused by the presence of La Nina in previous years," he said. Prof Bala said the current weather pattern suggests it is unlikely there will be the kind of prolonged dry spells experienced from 1997 to 1998 and in 2019, as right now "there are still some sporadic rain events occurring locally in Singapore".

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