00:01Singapore's skyline was blanketed in haze on Monday as transboundary smoke from wildfires in Indonesia pushed air quality in the
00:09city-state into the unhealthy range.
00:12At 10 a.m. local time, Singapore's air quality index stood at 181, considered unhealthy, according to Swiss air quality
00:20monitoring firm IQR.
00:22The poor air quality across parts of Southeast Asia has been linked mainly to smoke from forest and peatland fires
00:30in Indonesia.
00:31Winds have carried smoke from Sumatra towards peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, worsening visibility and air quality across the region.
00:40Fires have been burning across large areas of forest and peatland in the Indonesian archipelago, with emissions surging particularly in
00:48hard-hit provinces on Sumatra and Borneo.
00:51This year's wildfire season is the most intense in 11 years, as Super El Nino conditions drive up temperatures and
00:59fuel severe droughts.
01:01Indonesia's fire emissions now account for about a third of the global total.
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