- 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.
- Haze from fires in Indonesia is impacting air quality and causing issues in Singapore and Malaysia.
Haze from Sumatra and Kalimantan affects Singapore air quality, prompting government preparedness measures.
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Updated Oct 1
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What happened
Haze from Sumatra and Kalimantan affects Singapore air quality, prompting government preparedness measures.
Who's involved
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Part of
Haze from fires in Indonesia is impacting air quality and causing issues in Singapore and Malaysia.Also in this story
- Malaysia pressures Indonesia over haze, while financial institutions call for regional action regarding financing restrictions.
- Forest fires in Indonesia are causing cross-border haze and disrupting palm oil production, impacting global markets.
The entities involved
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Singapore
sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia
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Sumatra
island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands
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Kalimantan
Indonesian part of the island of Borneo
Related events
- Smoke haze from fires affects air quality in Singapore, fueled by El Nino in Kalimantan.
- Singapore tracks haze originating from Malaysia, with NEA enforcing pollution acts and experts providing cost estimates.
- El Nino is causing severe haze risk in Singapore due to fires persisting in Indonesian and Johor parts.
- Air quality was measured in Singapore using the PSI index on October 1, 2026.
- 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.