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Haze and landspout are among the year’s notable events. 2019 continued the warm trend seen in Singapore over the past decades. Since February 2018, Singapore’s monthly mean temperatures were above…

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Best Air Purifiers For Your Home

September 25, 2019

Looking for the best purifier to keep the air quality of your home in top shape? Here are some of our picks perfect for the task. Rabbit Air MinusA2 This…

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What It Takes To Put Out Forest Fires

September 23, 2019

In Brazil, the world’s largest tropical rainforest is burning. Indonesia is home to the third-largest tropical forest and this too is burning in parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan. Recently, a…

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We Built An App To Detect Areas Most Vulnerable To Life-Threatening Haze

September 18, 2019

Forest and land-use fires are ravaging Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan islands. Haze from these fires threatens lives as inhaling smoke can cause heart and respiratory diseases, leading to premature deaths.…

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Singapore Government Agencies Implement Measures To Mitigate Impact Of Haze

September 17, 2019

Singapore, 17 September 2019 – The Government’s Haze Task Force (HTF), comprising 28 government agencies and led by the National Environment Agency (NEA), stands ready to minimise and manage the impact…

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Hazed By The Smog: Where Does Asia’s Air Pollution Come From?

September 14, 2019

A haze has periodically wafted over Asia for 20 years. But despite rising public health concern, the pollution remains as opaque as the smoke itself, Mike Ives reports. At the…

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