Haze

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Toronto, threatens US cities

People ride the ferry to Toronto Island, as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the sky, in Ontario, Canada, on July 15.

If haze season comes, Indonesia alone can’t fight the fires

A signboard indicating the fire danger rating at the PT Rimba Hutani Mas concession in South Sumatra.

High risk of severe haze in Singapore and South-east Asia in second half of the year

Hazy conditions seen from the OCBC Centre at Chulia Street on March 26. The warming El Nino climate phenomenon is expected to create a longer and stronger dry season.

There’s no escaping the El Nino. Here’s how ASEAN can blunt its fire and fury

Skyscrapers are shrouded in haze in Jakarta on May 7. The worst haze years have been when El Niño and IOD have coincided.

Over $73k disbursed to environmental groups as foundation expands support to Singapore

On May 22, the Pan Pacific Conservation Foundation announced its support for local environmental causes during a beach clean up at Changi Beach Park timed with the International Day for Biological Diversity.

ST Explains

What is a ‘Godzilla’ El Nino, and how could it affect Singapore?

Reduced rainfall and increasingly dry conditions have triggered the emergence of fire hotspots since as early as February across the fire-prone provinces of Riau, the Riau Islands, and Central Kalimantan.

S-E Asia should brace itself for haze later this year as ‘Godzilla El Nino’ is forecast: Grace Fu

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu speaking during the annual Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources on May 7.

Rainforest loss eases in 2025, but El Nino and fires a looming threat: US study

A drone views shows fallen trees where farmers cleared land for soybean farming in Para state, Brazil, on Oct 6, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS

Singapore Red Cross plans to mobilise about 700 volunteers to aid the elderly amid heat, haze

(From left) Madam Magdalene Tan with Singapore Red Cross representatives Charis Chan and Alan Phuang at her flat on April 6.

PM2.5 levels in Chiang Mai reach ‘extremely dangerous’ levels; visibility plummets

Seasonal haze and air pollution continue to pose serious public health risks in northern Thailand.

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