Singapore: Haze From Indonesian Wildfires Turns Air Quality Unhealthy 2

Air quality across all regions of Singapore entered the unhealthy range on Tuesday, September 15, marking the first time the PSI reached unhealthy levels islandwide since October 2023. The worsening haze was driven by smoke plumes drifting from forest fires burning in Kalimantan and southern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Singapore: Haze From Indonesian Wildfires Turns Air Quality Unhealthy

Air quality across all regions of Singapore entered the unhealthy range on Tuesday, September 15, marking the first time the PSI reached unhealthy levels islandwide since October 2023. The worsening haze was driven by smoke plumes drifting from forest fires burning in Kalimantan and southern Sumatra, Indonesia.

INDONESIA-PALEMBANG-SMOKE-PEATLAND FIRE

INDONESIA-PALEMBANG-SMOKE-PEATLAND FIRE

(231012) -- PALEMBANG, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ampera bridge is pictured amid smoke induced by peatland fires, in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo by M. Hatta/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-PALEMBANG-SMOKE-PEATLAND FIRE

INDONESIA-PALEMBANG-SMOKE-PEATLAND FIRE

(231012) -- PALEMBANG, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing a face mask stands on a road amid smoke induced by peatland fires, in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo by M. Hatta/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-PALEMBANG-SMOKE-PEATLAND FIRE

INDONESIA-PALEMBANG-SMOKE-PEATLAND FIRE

(231012) -- PALEMBANG, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Motorists pass through smoke induced by peatland fires, in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo by M. Hatta/Xinhua)

Up to 870,000 hectares of land face drought in Indonesia due to El Nino

STORY: Up to 870,000 hectares of land face drought in Indonesia due to El Nino DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: WEST SUMATRA, Indonesia CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fields in West Sumatra, Indonesia STORYLINE: Extreme hot weather caused by El Nino phenomenon is predicted to drag up to 870,000 hectares of agricultural lands in Indonesia into drought and crop failures, Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo said Tuesday. "The extreme El Nino has the potential to cause not only drought, but also crop failures, land fires and pest attacks, for 560,000 to 870,000 hectares of agricultural lands across the country," Limpo said during a parliamentary hearing in Jakarta. Indonesia's meteorology, climatology and geophysical agency BMKG has previously announced that the Southeast Asian country is expected to experience El Nino phenomenon in the second half of this year with its peak coming in August. Limpo said that in order to reduce negative consequences and maintain

Fire in Indonesia

Fire in Indonesia

BENGKALIS, Indonesia - Firefighters spray water to put out a fire that has continued smoldering under peatland at an oil palm plantation in Bengkalis Regency, Riau, in Indonesia on June 26, 2013. Fires on Sumatra have caused haze not only in Indonesia but also in Singapore and Malaysia.

Fire in Indonesia

Fire in Indonesia

BENGKALIS, Indonesia - A mosque in Siak Regency, Riau, is hazy due to smoke from fires on Sumatra, Indonesia, on June 26, 2013. The fires have caused haze not only in Indonesia but also in Singapore and Malaysia.