HAZE LIKELY WITHIN THREE MONTHS

Brace yourselves for the bad-air days ahead.
The smokey haze is likely to be back in the next three months as a result of a combination of hotter, drier weather and burning activities in Malaysia and Indonesia.
However, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim said, the number of hotspots in Indonesia has come down considerably.
"I wouldn't say there will be no haze," Dr Yaccob said. "I think the hotspots have come down. Indonesia's own plan of action is to reduce it by 50 percent. That means there will still be hotspots, but the number will be reduced."
The Asean Specialised Meterological has noted a weakening of the La Nina weather phenomenon, which would have brought wet weather to douse the smoky fires set by the region's farmers.
With the phenomenon weakening, the next three months are expected to be drier that at the same period last year.
-THE STRAITS TIMES

Credits to: MY PAPER TUESDAY JUNE 24, 2008