2009 Southeast Asian haze
2009 Southeast Asian haze is large scale air pollution primarily caused by slash and burn practice done for agricultural purpose in Sumatra, Indonesia. It affects the areas surrounding the Straits of Malacca which beside Indonesia include Malaysia and Singapore.
The haze began in early June 2009 and progressively became worse toward July. With a prevailing dry season caused by El Nino, burning and hence the haze is expected to continue until August or September when the monsoon season arrived.[1]
Malaysia
Air Pollution Index
Daily average API readings in June 2009 | ||||||
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Date | George Town | Kuala Lumpur | Malacca Town | Johor Bahru | Kuantan | Kuching |
1 | Unavailable | 57 | 51 | 41 | 65 | 29 |
2 | 40 | 73 | 52 | 46 | 41 | 39 |
3 | 31 | 73 | 47 | 38 | 43 | 27 |
4 | 39 | 46 | 31 | 33 | 44 | 35 |
5 | 34 | 44 | 45 | 34 | 41 | 35 |
6 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 28 |
7 | 58 | 76 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 28 |
8 | 30 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 47 | 36 |
9 | 28 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 31 |
10 | 37 | 67 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 45 |
11 | 40 | 69 | 65 | 45 | 48 | 30 |
12 | 35 | 108 | 63 | 55 | 41 | 28 |
13 | 30 | 80 | 44 | 41 | 46 | 51 |
14 | 20 | 64 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 31 |
15 | 20 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 37 |
16 | 34 | 51 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 22 |
17 | 44 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 44 | 34 |
18 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 36 | 44 | 39 |
19 | 62 | 51 | 49 | 59 | 42 | 46 |
20 | 68 | 61 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 36 |
0-50 Good 51-100 Moderate 101-200 Unhealthy 201-300 Very unhealthy 301- Hazardous
References
- ↑ "Indonesia forest fires flare, Malaysia hit by haze". Reuters. June 12, 2009.
See also
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