Where Singapore haze is coming from

  • An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke raise from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/STRINGER
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    An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke raise from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/STRINGER

    An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke raise from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/STRINGER
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  • Indonesian firefighter spray water on burning branches near a forest area on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 20 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/AZWAR
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    Indonesian firefighter spray water on burning branches near a forest area on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 20 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/AZWAR

    Indonesian firefighter spray water on burning branches near a forest area on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 20 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/AZWAR
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  • A fire spreads on peatland on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/AZWAR
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    A fire spreads on peatland on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/AZWAR

    A fire spreads on peatland on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/AZWAR
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  • An Indonesian villager pours water on peatland to anticipate the fire on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/AZWAR
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    An Indonesian villager pours water on peatland to anticipate the fire on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/AZWAR

    An Indonesian villager pours water on peatland to anticipate the fire on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/AZWAR
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  • An Indonesian firefighter sprays water on burning branches near a forest area on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/JIBRIL
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    An Indonesian firefighter sprays water on burning branches near a forest area on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/JIBRIL

    An Indonesian firefighter sprays water on burning branches near a forest area on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/JIBRIL
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  • An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke raise from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/STRINGER EPA/STRINGER
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    An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke raise from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/STRINGER EPA/STRINGER

    An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke raise from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/STRINGER EPA/STRINGER
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  • A general view of the Singapore River and the central business district in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from forest fires on Sumatra, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. In Singapore, air pollution crossed the hazardous mark for the first time in the country?s history on 19 June. EPA/TOM WHITE
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    A general view of the Singapore River and the central business district in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from forest fires on Sumatra, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. In Singapore, air pollution crossed the hazardous mark for the first time in the country?s history on 19 June. EPA/TOM WHITE

    A general view of the Singapore River and the central business district in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from forest fires on Sumatra, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. In Singapore, air pollution crossed the hazardous mark for the first time in the country?s history on 19 June. EPA/TOM WHITE
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  • A man adjusts his mask as he walks along the boardwalk at Marina Bay against a backdrop of office buildings shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
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    A man adjusts his mask as he walks along the boardwalk at Marina Bay against a backdrop of office buildings shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE

    A man adjusts his mask as he walks along the boardwalk at Marina Bay against a backdrop of office buildings shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
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  • A man wearing a mask due to high air pollution and haze looks up to the sky in the Central business district in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from forest fires on Sumatra, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. In Singapore, air pollution crossed the hazardous mark for the first time in the country?s history on 19 June. EPA/TOM WHITE
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    A man wearing a mask due to high air pollution and haze looks up to the sky in the Central business district in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from forest fires on Sumatra, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. In Singapore, air pollution crossed the hazardous mark for the first time in the country?s history on 19 June. EPA/TOM WHITE

    A man wearing a mask due to high air pollution and haze looks up to the sky in the Central business district in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from forest fires on Sumatra, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. In Singapore, air pollution crossed the hazardous mark for the first time in the country?s history on 19 June. EPA/TOM WHITE
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  • A couple relaxes on the boardwalk along Marina Bay, with the skyline shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
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    A couple relaxes on the boardwalk along Marina Bay, with the skyline shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE

    A couple relaxes on the boardwalk along Marina Bay, with the skyline shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
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  • A boat ferrying tourists is seen against a skyline shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
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    A boat ferrying tourists is seen against a skyline shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE

    A boat ferrying tourists is seen against a skyline shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
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  • Cyclists on the boardwalk in front of Marina Bay, looking across to the Singapore financial district, which is shrouded in haze due to high air pollution in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from Sumatra's forest fires, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. Meanwhile Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. EPA/TOM WHITE
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    Cyclists on the boardwalk in front of Marina Bay, looking across to the Singapore financial district, which is shrouded in haze due to high air pollution in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from Sumatra's forest fires, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. Meanwhile Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. EPA/TOM WHITE

    Cyclists on the boardwalk in front of Marina Bay, looking across to the Singapore financial district, which is shrouded in haze due to high air pollution in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from Sumatra's forest fires, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. Meanwhile Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. EPA/TOM WHITE
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An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke raise from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/STRINGER
Indonesian firefighter spray water on burning branches near a forest area on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 20 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/AZWAR
A fire spreads on peatland on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/AZWAR
An Indonesian villager pours water on peatland to anticipate the fire on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/AZWAR
An Indonesian firefighter sprays water on burning branches near a forest area on the outskirts of Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. EPA/JIBRIL
An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke raise from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. While a pollutant index reading above 200 is considered very unhealthy, the standard index shot to 293 in Dumai district on 19 June and cases of respiratory infections had been on the rise, health authorities said. EPA/STRINGER EPA/STRINGER
A general view of the Singapore River and the central business district in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from forest fires on Sumatra, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. In Singapore, air pollution crossed the hazardous mark for the first time in the country?s history on 19 June. EPA/TOM WHITE
A man adjusts his mask as he walks along the boardwalk at Marina Bay against a backdrop of office buildings shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
A man wearing a mask due to high air pollution and haze looks up to the sky in the Central business district in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from forest fires on Sumatra, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. In Singapore, air pollution crossed the hazardous mark for the first time in the country?s history on 19 June. EPA/TOM WHITE
A couple relaxes on the boardwalk along Marina Bay, with the skyline shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
A boat ferrying tourists is seen against a skyline shrouded in haze in Singapore, Singapore, 19 June 2013. Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index rose to 172 in the afternoon, a 16-year high. EPA/SAMUEL HE
Cyclists on the boardwalk in front of Marina Bay, looking across to the Singapore financial district, which is shrouded in haze due to high air pollution in Singapore, 20 June 2013. Singapore and Malaysia have been badly affected by haze from Sumatra's forest fires, which have been blamed on land-clearing operations by plantation owners and accidental peat fires. Meanwhile Indonesian authorities urged residents in Riau province on Sumatra island to stay indoors as haze from forest fires reached unhealthy levels. EPA/TOM WHITE

Heavy smog from fires in Indonesia continued to blanket Singapore Friday, with officials warning that it may linger for weeks or even longer.

The haze, which is said to have driven air quality in the Southeast Asian city-state to "hazardous levels," comes from illegal burning of agricultural lands in Indonesia's Sumatra to clear the way for palm plantations.

Fearing adverse impacts on business and tourism, Singapore has sent officials to a  meeting in Indonesia to urge "definitive action."

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