Today's PSI reach a new high
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i think xtrider still sleeping under the table...Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:*runs and leaves Xtrider alone*
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*too much "haze" under the table~~*
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my eyes are so comfortable today
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but my nose still down ...Originally posted by striderz_o405:my eyes are so comfortable today
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PSI for the day so far
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Singaporeans breathing easier with better air quality in Singapore
By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 08 October 2006 1817 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans are breathing easier, as air quality over the skies of Singapore improved, with the Pollutant Standards Index falling back into the good range from 8am on Sunday morning.
The 3-hour Pollutant Standards Index continued to slip further to a low of 27 by midday.
In the afternoon, it slowly climbed up again to 35 by 4pm, while staying under 50.
This was a sharp contrast to the hazy conditions over Singapore on Saturday which reached a 9-year record high of 150 on Saturday night.
The change in wind direction with the south-southeasterly winds helped to blow the bulk of smoke haze from the fires in southern Sumatra, leading to an improvement over the skies of Singapore.
However, the prevailing wind direction changed from the late afternoon, slowly bringing in the smoke haze from Sumatra to Singapore yet again.
While the 3-hour PSI which is taken from the average over the past 3 hours has dipped, the health advisory from the National Environment Agency remains - as the 24 hour PSI which calculates the average PSI from 4pm on Saturday to 4pm on Sunday is still above 100, in the unhealthy range.
Those with chronic heart or lung diseases should reduce physical exertion and outdoor activity, while the general population should reduce vigorous outdoor activity.
Latest satellite pictures showed 42 hotspots in Sumatra, mainly in Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra.
The agency says the small number of such hotspots detected was due to cloud cover, while more voices in Singapore are calling for the problem to be resolved.
"This is something we alone cannot do. No matter how we want this haze to go away, we can't. But I think our government should take this up within the ambit of ASEAN, and make it very clear to the Indonesian government that this is not a situation we want to see every year because it is unfair to people in the region who have to suffer this problem whether it's Singapore, Malaysia or other parts of the region," said Halimah Yacob, Chairman, Government Parliamentary Committee for Health.
The public can go online for hourly updates of the 3-hour PSI at National Environment Agency (NEA) website
The relevant health advisory will also be updated and posted on the website, depending on the severity of the haze situation.
If the 24-hr PSI goes beyond 150, the public is advised to obtain respiratory masks which can be bought from most pharmacies.
Should the situation go into the very unhealthy range (when the PSI hits between 201 and 300), the public is advised to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities and to stay in a room equipped with a portable air cleaner. - CNA /dt -
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Generally another good day to go out.
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Straits Times Poll
Has your health been affected?
Yes 4094
No 61
How are you coping with the haze?
I'm wearing a mask 3984
I'm staying indoors as much as possible 92
I'm cutting down on exercise 23
All of the above 21
I'm used to it 35 -
haze situtation expected to worsen.
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Still suffering from health problems.
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serious?? but haven the haze condition improved for the past 2 daes??
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asthma lah.
green phelgm got flecks of gray one. -
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i think the haze is going to come again -
Nursing homes reduce outdoor activities for elderly
By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 09 October 2006 2004 hrs
SINGAPORE : Nursing homes across Singapore are reducing outdoor activities for the elderly as the haze continues to affect the Republic.
And as the old and frail are most vulnerable to the worsening air quality, residents are being watched for breathing difficulties.
There are no standing guidelines for the nursing homes on how to tackle the haze.
But since Friday, when the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) started shooting up into the unhealthy level, most nursing homes have religiously followed the health advisory to minimise outdoor activities and stop strenuous exercises.
Even trips out to indoor locations have been scrapped.
Residents at one nursing home, for example, are occasionally brought out to the nearby shopping mall at Lot One to do their regular shopping.
But that outing will now have to be put on hold until the haze situation improves.
Tan Peck Kheng, Nursing Officer, Bethany Methodist Nursing Home, said, "We're still observing the residents for breathlessness....the haze may cause breathlessness. If the condition worsens, we may send them to the hospital for further management.
"We (have) stopped all the unnecessary outings...(but) there're some outings you can't stop. (For) example, they have to go to hospital for check up...we don't stop (them)."
Minister of State for Health Heng Chee How said, "They do not move out very often anyway, but I believe the respective homes would have plans to pay more attention to the symptoms exhibited by the residents and take (the) necessary follow up (action)."
So far no one at the Home has needed hospital attention because of any haze-related respiratory problems.
But just in case, every ward has an oxygen tank standing by to help those with difficulties breathe a little easier.
All doors and windows are thrown wide open, and the fans are left on all day to improve ventilation.
The elderly are also encouraged to drink more water.
Lina Ma, Clinical Administrator, Lions Home for the Elders, said, "We are monitoring very closely what is the message given to us by the MOH. If they decide it's time for our residents or nurses to put (on) masks, yes we will, because we've actually stocked up some masks at the Lions Home for the Elders during the Exercise Sparrowhawk..."
For now, everyone is waiting for a change in wind direction to fan off the need for more drastic precautionary measures. - CNA/ms -
Hazy days expected for the rest of the week: Meteorological Service
By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 10 October 2006 0000 hrs
The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index, or PSI, fell into the moderate range at 52 for the first time in three days - and while Singaporeans can expect hazy days for the rest of the week, the Meteorological Service believes it would not last for long.
But the health advisory for those with chronic heart and lung diseases to avoid outdoor activity still remains as a precautionary move by the National Environment Agency.
Sunday's respite from the haze was all too brief as the smoke haze from the Indonesian islands returned over the skies of Singapore.
The 3-hour Pollutant Standards Index or PSI rose to 54 at 8 in the morning, hitting a high of 65 by 2pm - bringing the haze into the moderate range.
Overall, the 24-hour PSI was in the moderate range at 52.
Since the haze began, the forecasters at the Meteorological Service have been busy analysing the latest satellite pictures to check on the wind direction and the number of hotspots in neighbouring Indonesia.
Lam Keng Gaik, Chief Met Officer, Meteorological Services Division, NEA, said: "We will not expect a situation in this year in 2006 to be as bad as in 1997, which was a very dry El Nino year. This case, we are coming to the end of the southwest monsoon or dry season. We will expect the situation to be far from comparable to the 1997 event."
The PSI fluctuations are mainly due to the changes in wind direction - when the winds blow from the south-east direction, they blow the smoke haze away from Singapore but when the winds are blowing from the south-west direction, they bring the haze in.
With the current inter-monsoon season, the winds can change even within a day.
But the weatherman predicts the end of the haze situation is near, when expected showers in the second half of the month bring a welcome reprieve. - CNA
bad news guys
its coming back again. shop and play all you can now -
The acrid smell of the haze was a common complaint across the board. Over in Ang Mo Kio, Liming said that she could smell the burning smell even with a blocked nose. In the accompanying pictures that she sent in, she describes the scene on Saturday as “an autumn night in the haze” due to the red tinge in the sky caused by the hazy conditions:
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the above haze pictures contributed by fellow stompers. courtesy of www.stomp.com.sg
for more haze pictures, pls visit http://www.stomp.com.sg/gallery/haze/index.html -
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Originally posted by nightzip:*too much "haze" under the table~~*
Did u guys really think the smoke originated from Indonesia? -
NONONO the smoke come from india....Originally posted by Xtrider:
Did u guys really think the smoke originated from Indonesia? 
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another good day but the worse is yet to come -
Originally posted by sand king:NONONO the smoke come from india....
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increasing beginning to smell smoke -
PSI as of 1300 is 59
its increasing guys