Air pollution in South East Asia
This video is called Singapore’s air pollution level hits new record high amid haze.
This video is called Singapore’s air pollution level hits new record high amid haze.
By Gustav Kemper:
Air pollution emergency in South East Asia points to systemic failure
27 June 2013
On Sunday, June 23, 2013, the government of Malaysia declared a state of emergency for the two southern districts of Muar and Ledang, where raging forest and plantation fires are causing air pollution at a level not seen in history.
The Air Pollutant Index (API) climbed to 746 at 7 a.m., reaching double the level considered to be hazardous and life threatening to elderly people and young children if exposed over a long period of time. Government offices, schools, factories, plantations and construction sites were closed as well as schools in the region of Malacca, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
In Singapore, the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) spiked at 401 on Friday afternoon, surpassing by far the level…
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