Singapore warns of ‘severe’ haze in August, September from El Nino effect

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Singapore and nearby regions, including Kuala Lumpur, are facing a severe haze event in August and September caused by the El Nino effect. This haze threatens major economic hubs and their busy airports with prolonged air quality degradation.

Some years it comes, and some years it does not. But, drifting up and across the Strait of Malacca, it can hang in the air for weeks on end over cities such as Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – regional economic hubs that host two of the world’s busiest airports. Southeast Asia’s haze is on the way back and this year’s event is expected to be “severe”, according to the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), which has been tracking the region’s haze disruptions for almost a...