NeonHippy

If it rains, apparently this year's El Nino is the strongest one ever and has been blamed for the low monsoon rains in India.

ex reg

We'll be back in Singapore as usual in October and as usual expect the haze there which will continue until Christmas or longer.

Last year I'd say there were more sun less cloudy hazy skies in Singapore from October to March inclusive than there would have been had we been in UK.

JC3

Somebody help me! My sashimi morphed into smoked salmon today.

Purple Haze all in my brain,
lately things don’t seem the same,
actin’ funny but I don’t know why…

JC3

Gunnar45

From the Star online of today:
'Several events in Penang including the Seberang Perai Municipal Council’s (MPSP) car free morning were cancelled'

The haze surely creates some unforeseen problems...

man from emas

B.F. town has very bad haze today possibly the worst I've seen it including many years in Singapore, we could not see the hills behind the town today, that's really bad, I noticed several people wearing masks on my brief trip out this morning, last night at the local food court along the front it was very low on customers.

I doubt we will see pollution index figures published for B.F. its not good for tourism.

BEVS

As you will see , I have split some posts into a thread of their own.
For those wanting to talk global solutions , thread is HERE

bakedbean

Morning BEVS. Was awoken to a tappety tap on the windows. Wow....rain. Forecast looks to be all week but...who knows.

Are we Summer, or are we Autumn? Do we get Autumn? I'm not sure. Anyway...enjoy. Life is too short.

BEVS

& again.

InVinoVeritas

I understand there is some respite from the haze now?

A link was provided some time ago to the air pollutant index for Malaysia but it no longer works, the new link is here:-

Malaysia Air Pollutant Index

Gunnar45

Here is another one, showing also the neighbouring countries.
Actually even world-wide.
Air Pollution in Malaysia: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map

sgcosta

Thanks Gunnar45 for the interesting link. As at 8:11pm, Phuket's API is 123, much higher than all the places in Peninsular Malaysia which looks a bit strange unless there is localised burning around Phuket?

Then look around the region or even the world, Malaysia and Singapore can consider lucky to have been enjoying API below 50 most of the time except Aug and Sep when the burning starts in Indonesia. For many other places in the world, they seem to have to endure high APIs 365 days a year.

bakedbean

Yes IVV, quite a pleasant day. Even had some sunshine

owned

It was so clear today, that I plugged in my smoke machine and filled my living room with smoke to feel at home.

bakedbean

Haggis68

Hi All,

the Haze has been a issue for us here in Ipoh since we arrived, I think its been clear for about 5 days in total, we were even in Pankgor the over the half term and it ruined all veiws there as well. really ruins your time hear and would be the number one reason to not commit to Malaysia long term, maybe they even want rid of us, its one way to do it i guess.

Even up in the Cameron Highlands horizons are lost to it...

and to think the Malaysian companies doing the burning are profiteering from it...mmm some questionable politics must come into play here with bankhanders all over the place.

I actually dont believe it will ever fade .....