Toxic Haze From Indonesia Fires Triggers Highest Alert Across Southeast Asia
The smoke has gotten so bad that the region’s own weather watchdog has run out of room to escalate. On Friday, October 16, the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre in Singapore activated Alert Level 3 for the Southern ASEAN region — the highest of its four-tier system — citing a “high risk of severe transboundary haze.” … Read more