Haze in Singapore
The 2013 haze outbreak was one of the most serious haze episodes to affect Singapore in the past 16 years. It was the first time that the PSI level reached the hazardous range, with the highest PSI reading of 401 recorded on 21 June 2013. At the peak of the outbreak, the general public was advised by the authorities to minimize outdoor activities and to wear N95 masks if they needed to engage in outdoor activities.
Haze began to get worse in Singapore in 2013 due to Forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia. Many farmers in Indonesia practice shifting agriculture, which is a traditional farming method that involves clearing tracts of forested land for cultivation using the slash-and burn method. This practice has intensified in recent decades as large-scale burning is carried out to prepare land for the planting of commercial crops such as oil palm.
Due to the haze in Singapore we have to minimize outdoor activities and wear N95 masks when heading out. People got worried as Singapore is a busy country which adults go to work mostly everyday and students have to go school. The schools had to conduct Physical Education indoors.
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