About Haze
Managing Haze
Singapore has been affected by severe smoke haze due to forest fires in the region periodically. This is due to the common practice of open burning to clear land for agricultural uses. It can be made worse by dry seasons, changes in wind direction and poor precipitation. Prevailing winds sometimes carry smoke haze produced by the forest fires over Singapore’s skies. This is especially so during the Southwest Monsoon Season.
While the ultimate solution to the issue of haze lies in collaborative efforts to reduce the burning of forest cover, Singapore is also taking action to ensure that its population is better equipped to deal with haze when it occurs.This includes early warning of haze, measurement and dissemination of air quality information, and guidelines for dealing with haze related issues by the NEA.
Find out what NEA does to equip the public to deal with haze when it occurs below.
For detailed information on current and past conditions, as well as the potential effects of haze and information on air cleaning devices, click here.
Air Quality PSI Readings
Besides the 24-hr PSI, NEA also releases 3-hr PSI readings via its myEnv mobile app, NEAsg Twitter account in addition to its website.
NEA collaborates with our ASEAN partners to combat the haze problem. Together with the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), NEA hosts the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC), a collaborative programme between the national meteorological services of ASEAN member countries to manage the haze problem in the region. ASMC’s primary task is to monitor and provide assessment of forest fires and transboundary smoke haze affecting the ASEAN region.