Haze covers Southeast Asia
{{date|October 20, 2006}}

The [[w:haze|haze]] situation in Southeast Asia has still not subsided, despite efforts by the [[Indonesia]]n government to douse the flames. In [[Singapore]], the [[w:Pollutant Standards Index|Pollutant Standards Index]] hit 103, in the unhealthy range, at 8AM (GMT+8); [[Malaysia]]'s capital, [[w:Kuala Lumpur|Kuala Lumpur]], is also covered in smoke, with the [[w:Air Pollution Index|Air Pollution Index]] (or [[w:Air Quality Index|Air Quality Index]]) in the [[w:Klang Valley|Klang Valley]] region registering at 103.

The latest pictures from satellites [[w:NOAA 12|NOAA 12]] and [[w:NOAA 18|NOAA 18]] show a combined total of 107 [[w:hotspots|hotspots]] in Borneo and 89 in Sumatra

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Image:Borneo_fires_October_2006.jpg|Fires on [[w:Borneo|Borneo]], especially [[w:Kalimantan|Kalimantan]], and the haze caused. Image captured October 5, 2006 by the [[w:Terra (satellite)|Terra]] [[w:MODIS|MODIS]] satellite.
Image:Sumatra fires Oct 2006.jpg|Fires on [[w:Sumatra|Sumatra]] and the resulting haze. Image captured October 4, 2006 by the [[w:Aqua (satellite)|Aqua]] MODIS satellite.
Image:SouthEast_Asia_fires_Oct_2006.jpg|An image captured on October 1, 2006 by the Aqua MODIS satellite that shows the extent of the fires and resulting haze.
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==Related==
* {{Wikinews|title=Haze in South East Asia worsens|date=October 6, 2006}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/236553/1/.html
|title=Haze continues in Singapore
|author=
|pub=ChannelNewsAsia 
|date=October 20, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20061019103050/Article/local1_html
|title=Unhealthy air in KL, Shah Alam
|author=
|pub=New Straits Times
|date=October 20, 2006}}

==External links==
*{{source|url=http://app.nea.gov.sg/psi/
|title=Latest PSI Reading
|author=
|pub=NEA
|date=}}

*{{source|url=http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1195
|title=Latest Haze Map
|author=
|pub=NEA
|date=}}

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[[Category:Fires]]
[[Category:Borneo]]
[[Category:Kuala Lumpur]]
The haze situation in Southeast Asia has still not subsided, despite efforts by the Indonesian government to douse the flames. In Singapore, the Pollutant Standards Index hit 103, in the unhealthy range, at 8AM (GMT+8); Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, is also covered in smoke, with the Air Pollution Index (or Air Quality Index) in the Klang Valley region registering at 103.

The latest pictures from satellites NOAA 12 and NOAA 18 show a combined total of 107 hotspots in Borneo and 89 in Sumatra

Image:Borneo_fires_October_2006.jpg|Fires on Borneo, especially Kalimantan, and the haze caused. Image captured October 5, 2006 by the Terra MODIS satellite.
Image:Sumatra fires Oct 2006.jpg|Fires on Sumatra and the resulting haze. Image captured October 4, 2006 by the Aqua MODIS satellite.
Image:SouthEast_Asia_fires_Oct_2006.jpg|An image captured on October 1, 2006 by the Aqua MODIS satellite that shows the extent of the fires and resulting haze.

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