Hazy skies and burning smell across Singapore; 24-hour PSI reaches moderate level
Published 49 min ago
Nurulnadiah Md Noh
SINGAPORE - The haze appears to be back in Singapore, as netizens posted on social media photos of the hazy Singapore skyline and commented on the burning smell across the island on Friday (Aug 26).
As at 10am, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) was 51 - 62, reaching the moderate level, according to the National Environmental Agency's (NEA) website.
The three-hour PSI - an indicative reading not tied to a health advisory - was 111.
The 24-hour PSI started to rise since 3am.
The 1-hour PM2.5 reading hit 150 in western Singapore at 10am, followed by 102 in the north. The reading is the lowest in the eastern part of the island at 33.
continue reading here :
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...moderate-level
Here we go again . Time to start using the N95 masks and air purifyers .
