NEA said haze = 3 days! you think this week will clear or worsen?

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Can you believe in PAP NEA's words? They are not in control over haze sources nor wind but big mouth to talk cock as usual.

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20101021-243373.html



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Big, bad haze for 3 more days
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
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BY LAVNEETA NATYALA

THE haze is here to stay - at least for the next three days - said the National Environment Agency (NEA) at a media briefing held yesterday to shed more light on the haze situation here.
Thick haze blankets Singapore
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However, Singaporeans need not be unduly alarmed as the haze, caused by fires in the Sumatran region of Indonesia, is unlikely to reach hazardous levels here.

Yesterday, the Pollutants Standards Index (PSI) level hit a high of 80, which is in the moderate region. The PSI levels will depend on the intensity of the fires, the wind direction and whether there is rain.

Mr Joseph Hui, Director- General of the Environmental Protection Division of the NEA, said: "If the wind blows in the West-North-West direction and the fires remain constant, it is likely that the PSI levels will increase."

He added that the western part of Singapore will be the most affected.

In response to my paper queries, a Ministry of Health spokesman said that cases of asthma, bronchitis and allergic conjunctivitis can be expected to increase due to the presence of irritants in the air. The spokesman said: "People are advised to avoid vigorous outdoor activities if the PSI is beyond 100 as the air is unhealthy."

IT manager Ram Pillai, 38, told my paper that he is worried about the haze situation as he suffers from asthma.

He said: "I do feel my throat getting dryer. If it does worsen, I will probably stay indoors." As for clerk Salleh Mohammed, 45, his concerns are for his children.

"If the PSI levels are over 100, I will not allow my children to go outdoors," he said.

NEA said that it monitors the situation closely and provides three-hourly PSI readings on its website so that the public can be kept up to date.

All schools in Muar forced to shut

While the situation here has not reached hazardous levels, schools in Muar, Malaysia, were reportedly forced to shut after PSI readings shot up to 415 yesterday morning.

The hazardous range begins at a PSI of 301.

Muar, a coastal town, is located on the narrow strait which separates Malaysia and Indonesia.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that all schools in Muar had been closed and 10,000 masks were being distributed, according to Malaysian newspaper The Star.

Tan Sri Muhyddin, who is also Education Minister, said that only Malacca and Muar recorded unhealthy air quality while the rest of Malaysia recorded healthy and moderate levels.

The authorities were also rushing to carry out cloud seeding to disperse the smoke, he added.

Satellite photographs taken on Tuesday showed 202 hotspots in Sumatra, indicating where Indonesian farmers and plantation companies had set fires to clear forests to prepare the land for crop planting.

While the number of hotspots seen on satellite photographs had dropped to 146 yesterday,

Mr Hui said that this was not a clear indication of the haze situation.

This is because there may be undetected peat fires underground or fires undetected by satellite due to cloud cover.

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And what are WE doing about it? The haze so many years problem already. Nobody is doing anything intelligent? How about build 5 giant fans to blow back the shit? Have electric heating rods which steam up the sea to block the haze? No committee to discuss this for so many years? Is this the kind of track record PAP wants us to vote them in?