- 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 risk rises due to fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, leading to political questioning regarding the situation in Singapore.
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Updated Sep 2
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What happened
Haze risk rises due to fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, leading to political questioning regarding the situation in Singapore.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Smoke haze from fires affects air quality in Singapore, fueled by El Nino in Kalimantan.Sub-event
Political fallout mounts as Joan Pereira questions the Singapore government over regional haze risks.1 source
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Part of
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
- Wildfires are causing transboundary haze across the region, with conditions worsened by El Nino.
- Hotspots in Western Borneo cause haze affecting Brunei.
- Land and forest fires caused by agroforestry practices are choking the region, leading to shared exposure to haze from regional fires.
- Haze from fires in Indonesia is impacting air quality and causing issues in Singapore and Malaysia.
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
Related events
- El Nino is causing severe haze risk in Singapore due to fires persisting in Indonesian and Johor parts.
- 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.
- El Nino is causing drought conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan, leading to increased fire risk and smoke affecting Malaysia.
- Forest fires are causing widespread haze across the island.
- El Nino causes drier conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- channelnewsasia.com
- asiaone.com
- winnipegfreepress.com
- sitkasentinel.com
- english.news.cn
- thejakartapost.com
- straitstimes.com
- aol.co.uk