SINGAPORE

Description

Haze from fires in Indonesia enveloped Singapore on Saturday (June 22) with pollution levels high in one of Southeast Asia's worst air-pollution crisis. The pollution standards index (PSI) edged to 326 at 1000 local time (0200GMT), a level considered hazardous. The readings are an average taken over 3 hours. Whipped up by winds, the Indonesia blazes added to fears over health problems and diplomatic tension in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Runtime

4 minutes

Subjects

Geography

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Database

Alexander Street

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