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Haze in Malaysia
I took a look at the condition outside of my house, and to my horror, the haze was really really bad. I mean, really serious type of bad. This haze is the worse than the one Malaysia had few years ago due to the same reason, forest burning in Indonesia. But I’m wondering why, the media aren’t reporting the haze situation like the way they did few years ago, and there aren’t any steps taken by the government (like declaring emergency school holidays, etc) at all. Are they putting our lives at risk just to save our country’s income from tourism?
Below are some excerpts of news reports about the haze:
Forest fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra province covered Malaysia’s main city Kuala Lumpur and 32 other towns Tuesday with a smoky haze that reduced visibility to as low as one kilometer (half a mile).
The Department of Environment said air quality in an area in central Perak state was “unhealthy,” and it downgraded air quality in 32 other areas nationwide, including Kuala Lumpur, from “good” to “moderate.”
Source: MongaBay.com
Kept in the dark
But newspapers have been bombarded by angry telephone calls from the public, complaining that information is simply not available.
For more than a year it has been official policy in Malaysia not to make public the air pollution readings, for fear of driving away foreign tourists.
Source: BBCNews
Take a look at this photo by NASA during the haze in 2001:
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Source: VisibleEarth
The Star Malaysia has provided a useful list of dos and don’ts with their report. At least, it’s better than nothing, right? To everyone out there, hope you all take good care of your health!
Source: TheStar
thanks for the nasa links