Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Singapore and THE Haze!

The haze has been particularly awful this year (not as bad as 2013 but bad enough).

Farmers are burning palm fields in Indonesia (and have been for nearly 6 weeks) and when the wind blows in our direction, Singapore becomes covered in a rich, orange dust. It is filthy.

PSI levels have been over 300 (which is extremely unhealthy) and on some occasions, schools have been closed.

This is not a new problem. The haze has been entering Singaporean airspace since the 1970s but it has never been as bad as the last few years (I am reliably told by locals I know).

On school days, we wear our N95 masks when leaving the house and car. Otherwise we are staying indoors. It is the only sensible thing to do.


Singaporean life is so much about the outdoors and there are only 2 indoor swimming pools here! It makes swimming a near impossibility.

Thought I'd share an image of what our air purifier filters looked like after just 4 weeks of usage:

New filter on the left; filter after 4 weeks' usage on the right

Truly, the haze is the only thing that puts me off Singapore living. With the haze, there is no blue sky and options - certainly with children - are highly limited.

Last year (2014) we just had a few days of it.... this year has gone beyond a joke. Let's hope a solution can be found... and soon.

Rebecca

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