Haze August 2015

The haze continues. I took this photo 18 August - the mountain range is missing. Compare it to a rare photo taken in May where there was a 'clear' view.

August 24 onwards the haze was dreadful in Perak when I was there.

Aug 27 the Star reported "The haze is expected to go on until mid-September with the peninsula’s west coast suffering the most from Indonesia’s open burning. The situation would likely continue until the southwest monsoon season ends. "

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Sept update
Luckily I was overseas all of Sept, as I read the haze got worse.
From CNN Sept 16 2105 -

Haze affects Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia

More than 2,000 schools have been closed in Malaysia as the haze continues to hit dangerous levels.

And a report in Wikipedia

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End of Sept and the haze worsened : Star reports :

Sunday September 27, 2015 API readings worsen throughout Malaysia

People choked as the air quality in the Klang Valley, Malacca, Negri Sembilan and parts of Sarawak deteriorated.Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and nearly all of Selangor were covered in thick haze, with a rapid rise in Air Pollutant Index (API) readings. In Petaling Jaya, the API doubled from 61 at noon to 123 at 7pm, while in Shah Alam it rose from 62 to 128 over the same period.

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September 27, 2015 Haze: Schools in several states to close on Monday

The Education Ministry said that schools in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negri Sembilan and several parts of Sarawak will be closed on Monday.

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September 27, 2015 Haze: API readings reached very unhealthy levels as of 9am Sunday 

PETALING JAYA: The air quality here and in areas like Port Klang, Shah Alam and Batu Muda has gone from bad to worse as the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings reached very unhealthy levels.
As of 9am Sunday, the API readings for Port Klang was 248, Shah Alam (268), Petaling Jaya (210)

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I came back to KL from Cuba and the haze was dreadful, especially on 3 Oct.

Malay Mail 4 Oct :

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The education ministry has ordered all schools in Peninsular Malaysia except Kelantan to be closed for the next two days amid a worsening haze crisis.

According to The Star Online, education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the schools would be closed on October 5 and 6 (Monday and Tuesday).
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The view, or lack of it, from my kitchen. Compare to the photo at top of page, Look at the tall single tree, The Zurich building is completely missing!