Haze in Singapore hits unhealthy range
October 21, 2010 by green team
Filed under Green Reporter
Don’t just blame the Indonesians. It could well be Malaysian and Singaporean companies who own the plantations that are burning the forests.
SINGAPORE: The haze enveloping Singapore reached unhealthy levels on Thursday, with the PSI recording hitting a high of 108.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) says the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading rose to 108 at 6pm, after crossing over the 100-mark at 5pm.
The highest three-hour PSI recorded for Singapore was 226 on 18 September, 1997.
A PSI reading of 0-50 means the air quality is in the good range; 51-100 moderate range; 101-200 unhealthy range; 201-300 very unhealthy; and above 300 hazardous.
NEA says that when the air quality is in the unhealthy range, those with underlying conditions such as chronic heart or lung ailments may experience a mild aggravation of their symptoms.
Those without underlying conditions may also experience eye irritation, sneezing or coughing.
via Channel NewsAsia
Indonesia self-destructs (and we’re next door)
December 7, 2009 by green team
Filed under Green Reporter
They dig these canals to drain the peatland so they can then set fire to the devastated forest land
Why doesn’t anyone in government do anything about this other than to say it is difficult to police this vast country?
Sumatra, Indonesia (CNN) — The land still smolders, tinted with a depressing gray. Twisted hulks of tree trunks take on abnormal shapes. A dark black canal cuts through the wasted landscape.
It looks like a scene from an apocalyptic movie where an unknown force has obliterated all life. But this is the reality of Sumatra, Indonesia’s largest island…
