- El Nino is causing hotter and drier conditions in Indonesia, leading to haze risk assessments shared by Indonesia and Singapore.
- Due to El Niño, multiple Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, are facing potential haze risks driven by hotter and drier conditions.
Forecasts indicate that strong El Nino conditions will increase haze severity across the region.
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Updated Sep 1
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What happened
Forecasts indicate that strong El Nino conditions will increase haze severity across the region.
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Due to El Niño, multiple Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, are facing potential haze risks driven by hotter and drier conditions.Also in this story
- Indonesia and Malaysia participate in an ASEAN dialogue to address El Niño risks to economic activity, with Bakrie urging protection of logistics.
- Prolonged drought fueled by El Nino is affecting Malaysia.
- Wildfires are causing transboundary haze across the region, with conditions worsened by El Nino.
- Hotspots in Western Borneo cause haze affecting Brunei.
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- Cross-border haze from Indonesian fires is currently impacting towns in Malaysia, exacerbated by El Nino conditions.
- El Niño-related haze spreads over neighboring countries, while receding waters in Borneo halt palm oil transport.
- Fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, which are part of Indonesia, are causing haze that is affecting the Philippines. El Niño is cited as a major catalyst.
- Real-time air quality index was published for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, due to transboundary haze.
- Indonesia implements haze control measures, including cloud-seeding and utilizing the ASEAN framework, as haze drifts from Kalimantan toward Sarawak.