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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Haze...Haze....Please go away forever.....



Forest fires at Indonesia, Sumatra have caused a thick cloud of smoky haze to drift over Singapore, causing the worst air pollution in four years. From BBC news, the Indonesian Environment Ministry acknowledged that forest fires in Sumatra were the cause of the haze and said it was investigating further. The National Environment Agency (NEA) attributed this to the smoke haze from the fires in Sumatra brought in by the prevailing south-westerly winds.

Having haze in Singapore is like a yearly routine. Last Thursday, the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) recording climbed to 108 at 6pm which is much higher compared to 80 on Wednesday. It was the worst recording since 2006 when Singapore was last blanketed by the severe haze. I seriously wonder where did the money that the neighbouring countries like Singapore and Malaysia gave to Indonesia to tackle the forest fire issues. Even the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature is working with Indonesian non-government organisations to assess forest conservation as stated in the TODAY newspaper. Those inconsiderate farmers in Indonesia who causes the haze need to stop clearing forest by burning. Due to their acts of doing things the easy way, people like us will suffer from some health problems due to haze.

I am one of them that suffer from the haze side effects. Usually (when there’s no haze), in the morning I’ll just be sneezing around two to three times and that’s all. This sneezing is not a sign of having a flu but just normal nose irritant as my house is located near the express way. However, due to the recent haze problem I have been sneezing all day long and my throat was also in pain. It really makes me feel uncomfortable especially when I’m outdoor. I need to have packs of tissues as I’ll constantly be sneezing.

I hope that Indonesia will really do something about their forest fire problems and not just do the ‘lip service’ talk. At the end of the day not only they suffer but also the neighbouring countries like Singapore. They need to be considerate to their neighbours in order to prevent any ill feelings among us.

DONE BY: NUR HIDAYAH (103065E)