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Some retailers capping purchases of N95 masks as haze drives surge in demand

In stores, Guardian customers are limited to two boxes of surgical masks, and five pieces of N95 masks per person each day.

Haze in S’pore: Air quality worsens amid ‘very unhealthy’ PSI and ‘high’ PM2.5 in some regions

Pedestrians wearing face masks and crossing Tampines Avenue 1 towards Block 803 Tampines Avenue 4 at 7am on Oct 16.

El Nino a ‘terrifying’ threat to coral reefs: UN biodiversity expert

Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to climate change, which is heating the world’s oceans and increasing the frequency of damaging bleaching events.

‘Severe drought’ declared in parts of southern England

People sitting on dry grass at Parliament Square under an overcast sky in London on Sept 1. More than 80% of England is now in a state of drought.

‘Why would I want to harm myself?’: Some delivery riders look to cut hours as haze worsens

Delivery riders working in the Clementi area told ST that their eyes were irritated and throats sore after plying the roads for hours in the haze.

Shorter, warmer cool season expected in Thailand, with lows of 19 deg C in Bangkok

Average minimum temperatures across upper Thailand are expected to be around 22 to 23 deg C, about 2 deg C above the normal average of 19.9 deg C.

ActiveSG closes outdoor facilities across most of Singapore as haze worsens

ActiveSG announced the closure of all outdoor and non-air-conditioned facilities at its sport centres due to unhealthy PSI readings.

What’s the latest haze situation in Singapore?

Hazy conditions seen from Clementi towards Pandan Reservoir at about 5.35pm on Oct 15.

NEA lifts heavy rain warning

People caught in the heavy downpour in Toa Payoh Lorong 8 at 8am on Oct 15.

Haze persists in Singapore as air quality fluctuates between unhealthy, very unhealthy levels

Hazy conditions seen from Clementi area at about 7.05am on Oct 15.

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