The economic cost of the haze that year, which coincided with the Asian Financial Crisis, was estimated at US$300 million (S$428.3 million). Air quality also reached hazardous levels in late September, which resulted in the unprecedented closure of all primary and secondary schools on Sept 25. Singapore, 26 June 2015 – Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) is forecasting that Singapore and the surrounding region can expect a drier and warmer than usual Southwest Monsoon season[1] (June – September/early October) this year. In the last occurrence of a moderate El Niño in 2009, Singapore’s rainfall total over the June-September period was about 20% below the long-term average. 2 0 obj PSI is expected to reach hazardous levels, MOE has announced closure of schools as a precautionary measure. [2] The El Niño is known to disrupt normal weather patterns around the world, and in the ASEAN region, the El Niño could lead to prolonged drier and warmer weather over large parts of Southeast Asia. Ou alors c'est respirer des particules fines dont on ne sait pas vraiment quels sont les effets à long terme sur notre santé. All Rights Reserved. The public can access NEA’s advisories at the NEA website (www.nea.gov.sg), the haze microsite (www.haze.gov.sg), or follow NEA on NEA Facebook (www.facebook.com/NEASingapore) and NEA Twitter (@NEAsg). %PDF-1.5 1 0 obj Cable cars to Sentosa disappear from view as the three-hour PSI hit 401 at noon on June 21, 2013. The haze is caused annually by Indonesian palm-oil producers burning off forest growth in remote areas to clear land for planting. A plane taking off from Changi Airport amid hazy conditions on Sept 7, 1982. Le haze à Singapour est généralement causé par les feux pratiqués pour la culture sur brûlis dans les pays voisins tels que l'Indonésie notamment dans les îles de Sumatra et Bornéo toutes proches de Singapour. Isolated hotspots were mainly detected in Eastern Kalimantan, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and Viet Nam, but no smoke plumes were observed. <> On Sunday, Malaysia ordered its schools closed for the following two days, the Herald reported. Warmer days and nights have also been experienced in recent days. On Sept 18, 1997, the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit an all-time high of 226 at 10pm, with visibility plummeting to a few hundred metres in the worst-hit western part of Singapore. By signing up you are agreeing to our, Cambodia's Top Court Voted to Dissolve the Opposition Party, Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know now on politics, health and more, © 2020 TIME USA, LLC. Hazy conditions first surfaced at the start of October 1972 and got progressively worse, with every part of Singapore "fog-bound" by 9pm on Oct 13. For July 2015 the total monthly rainfall is forecast to be 15-45% below average. PHOTO: ST FILE. A car driving with full headlights on a brightly-lit street due to the thick haze on the evening of Oct 13, 1972. We have shared with Indonesia the hotspots NEA had identified through satellite imagery that might have caused the recent haze episodes in Singapore. MOE will announce the closure of schools at around the same time that the health advisory is released. The Straits Times delves into its archives for a look at some of the more prominent haze events. “If the forecasts for a longer dry season hold, this suggests 2015 will rank among the most severe events on record,” Robert Field, of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, told the Sydney Morning Herald. C'est aussi. Updated … [1] Southwest Monsoon season is characterised by prevailing winds that blow predominately from the southeast or southwest. All rights reserved. Mystery red haze and orange sun over Singapore (Feb 21, 1975), blaze_partly_responsible_for_the_haze_in_singapore_sept_21_1987.pdf, haze_hits_pollution_index_record_of_226.pdf, env_unveils_haze_action_plan_sept_20_1997.pdf. Happy: Students do not need to attend school if PSI hits 300 (hazadarous) or when the MOE announces so (wait for news from MOE or yr School authority to sms /call your home). A pedestrian attempting to cross a street thick with haze in western Singapore on Sept 18, 1997.