Haze season is coming to South East Asia and this has been an annual occasion. The source for the haze is from the burning of forest and peatlands in Indonesia.
According to Channel News Asia, more than 38,000 ha of forest has been burned early this year but the worst will be in between August and September predicted by Indonesian Meteorology and Climatology Agency (BMKG). Furthermore, due to Covid-19 pandemic, it will hamper the fight of Indonesia on the forest burning due to lack of manpower and resources.
Based on reports of Mongabay News, the PM2.5 level of Songkla (southern Thailand) had increased tremendously on 5th July 2020. The smog is mainly from the Sumatra Islands of Indonesia.
From the studies conducted by Community Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), it was shown that haze causes premature death, respiratory complications and symptoms to human.
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Photo source: AFP/Wahyudi
References:
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/indonesia-covid-19-forest-fires-annual-haze-peatland-12908666
- https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/covid-19-indonesia-forest-fire-haze-dry-season/
- https://www.mjphm.org.my/mjphm/journals/2018%20-%20Volume%2018%20(1)/THE%20MALAYSIA%20HAZE%20AND%20ITS%20HEALTH%20ECONOMY%20IMPACT%20A%20LITERATURE%20REVIEW.pdf
