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21-05-2014, 11:30 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Thomson Reuters: Singapore braces for worst 'haze' as Indonesia fails to halt slash-and-burn clearances
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/n...slash-and-burn (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/140521/singapore-braces-worst-haze-indonesia-fails-halt-slash-and-burn)
There is also a growing likelihood of an El Nino weather pattern this year, meaning Singapore, as well as parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, could be set for months of intense haze with a knock-on effect on health and business, especially tourism.
A strong El Nino, marked by a warming of the surface of the Pacific, can cause severe drought in Australia, Southeast Asia and India, while drenching other parts of the world such as the U.S. Midwest and Brazil in rain.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?182112-Singapore-braces-for-worst-haze-ahead&goto=newpost).
Thomson Reuters: Singapore braces for worst 'haze' as Indonesia fails to halt slash-and-burn clearances
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/n...slash-and-burn (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/140521/singapore-braces-worst-haze-indonesia-fails-halt-slash-and-burn)
There is also a growing likelihood of an El Nino weather pattern this year, meaning Singapore, as well as parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, could be set for months of intense haze with a knock-on effect on health and business, especially tourism.
A strong El Nino, marked by a warming of the surface of the Pacific, can cause severe drought in Australia, Southeast Asia and India, while drenching other parts of the world such as the U.S. Midwest and Brazil in rain.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?182112-Singapore-braces-for-worst-haze-ahead&goto=newpost).