The 2006 Southeast Asian haze was caused by continued open uncontrolled burning from "slash and burn" activities in Indonesia, and has affected several countries in the Southeast Asian region and beyond, such as Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, and as far as Saipan. Local sources of pollution do partly contribute to the increased toxicity, particularly in high-pollution areas such as ports, oil refineries, and dense urban areas. In the highly urbanised and industrialised Klang Valley of Malaysia in particular, the surrounding terrain acts as a natural retainer of polluted air, aggravating the situation when the haze sets in. The Klang Valley area includes the financial hub of Kuala Lumpur, the city of Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and various other districts and mukims.
- taken from WikiPedia
I was surprised to find detail entries of the 2004, 2005 haze incidents in WikiPedia too. So this is going to be an annual event for us Malaysian?
It's on everybody's mind every single day when they go out for their daily lives. Let's combat haze in some way active. I don't know what it is but I'm sure with the millions of minds worrying about it can be directed to find a solution. This blog aims to direct some of that brain power in hopes to find an answer.. (fat hopes right??)
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