Indonesia still practices slash-and-burn land clearing for farming. Combine that with a lot of carbon-rich peat and the dry monsoon season, and you get the annual smoke out of its neighbors like...
Indonesia still practices slash-and-burn land clearing for farming. Combine that with a lot of carbon-rich peat and the dry monsoon season, and you get the annual smoke out of its neighbors like Malaysia and Singapore. It lasts between one to two whole months. ASEAN generally follows a non-interference policy, plus worry about economic and diplomatic relations, so everyone just huffs pollution for a while every year with no real end in sight.
Very annoying when it happens, though I know the current batch is also being caused by the wildfires in Borneo. My kids don't like being couped up due to the haze, especially when they are off for...
Very annoying when it happens, though I know the current batch is also being caused by the wildfires in Borneo. My kids don't like being couped up due to the haze, especially when they are off for school holidays and want to run around outside.
I've been needing to check the AQI rating for the area I live in each morning, so I know if it's decent enough air out for me to go running. Makes me appreciative of the rest of the year when I don't need to check.
Indonesia still practices slash-and-burn land clearing for farming. Combine that with a lot of carbon-rich peat and the dry monsoon season, and you get the annual smoke out of its neighbors like Malaysia and Singapore. It lasts between one to two whole months. ASEAN generally follows a non-interference policy, plus worry about economic and diplomatic relations, so everyone just huffs pollution for a while every year with no real end in sight.
Very annoying when it happens, though I know the current batch is also being caused by the wildfires in Borneo. My kids don't like being couped up due to the haze, especially when they are off for school holidays and want to run around outside.
I've been needing to check the AQI rating for the area I live in each morning, so I know if it's decent enough air out for me to go running. Makes me appreciative of the rest of the year when I don't need to check.