Haze continues, Oct 2014

The haze continued into October 2014. Seems to be never ending this year.

Oct 5 was beautifully clear, but by the 7th the haze was back - thick and smelly.

5th

7th

  

From The Star, 8 Oct -

Port Dickson and Nilai in Negri Sembilan, Bukit Rambai (Malacca), Malacca town and Muar (Johor) have exceeded 85 on the Air Pollutant Index, with the level rising closer to the 100 mark which indicates unhealthy air, according to the Department of Environment website.

The Meteorological Department said the current haze is caused by the open burning detected in Sumatra, Indonesia.

“Southern winds heading towards peninsular Malaysia have caused the current haze here and the situation is expected to persist for the next few days,”

Clear as soup: The ERL emerging from the hazy gloom in Kuala Lumpur near Bangsar at around 12.30pm yesterday.

 

 

Meanwhile other parts of the country were having floods, including Kelantan, Langkawi and parts of Sabah's west coast.

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The Star on Fri 10 Oct  "admitted" the unhealthy air quality in some places -
"Six areas in Peninsula Malaysia recorded unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings as of 9am, Friday.
Nilai notched the highest API reading at 129 followed by Port Klang (119), Seremban (112), Putrajaya (106), Batu Muda (105), and Banting (103).
Several other areas recorded high moderate readings, such as, Shah Alam (99), Petaling Jaya (97), Port Dickson (95), and Cheras (93).

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There was torrential rain in the 2nd half of October and yet the haze didn't clear. It was still hazy at the end of Oct.

Singapore, 27 October 2014 – Singapore and the surrounding region can expect more rain in the coming weeks, as the Southwest Monsoon has transitioned to Inter-Monsoon conditions over the past week. This signals the end of the traditional dry season in the region, and the likelihood of transboundary haze affecting Singapore for the rest of the year will thus be low, according to the Meteorological Service Singapore.

The Inter-Monsoon period normally lasts from October to November, and is characterised by more
rainfall and light winds that are variable in direction. The increased rainfall will help alleviate the
hotspot and haze situation in Sumatra and Kalimantan. During this period Singapore may experience occasional slight haze, mainly in the morning, on some days due to the accumulation of particulate matter in the air under light wind conditions. The haze situation is expected to improve further with the onset of the rainy season brought by the Northeast Monsoon in early December.

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The haze persisted into Nov. Then there was prolonged rain on Nov 7 and 8, and by 8th afternoon the haze had gone and it was beautifully clear. 9th was really clear, sunny and the sky was partly blue.

8th afternoon

  9th -

 

 The haze came back though wasn't too bad, and by the middle of Nov it had gone. The views were so clear again. Yippee !!!