Haze: The Pollutant Standards Index

07-Oct-15 08:35

The seasonal haze has returned with a vengeance this year, causing weeks of severe disruptions across several countries in South East Asia. As NASA scientists project this could be the worst event on record, we discuss how Malaysia is handling the far reaching effects of the haze, and what more needs to be done.

This is a report by Nadiah Abdul Aziz, Wan Irdina binti Mohd Fizlie and Ashraf Zein.

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Tags: haze, disruptions, South East Asia, worst event, Malaysia, PSI, API

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