Air pollution hits record high in Singapore Wildfires burning on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have sent a choking haze over Singapore, pushing air pollution to record levels.At 12:00 p.m. local time Friday, the Pollution Standards Index — a scale of 0 to 500 to measure air pollution — hit 401 in Singapore, the highest in the country's history. Before this week, the record had been 226, set in 1997. By 10:00 p.m. Friday, the pollution ...
June 22, 2013 - NBC NEWS
Air pollution advisory extended through Saturday An air pollution advisory has been extended through Saturday for Clark, Greene, Miami and Montgomery counties. The forecast includes hot temperatures, sunny conditions and light winds, components which often lead to higher concentrations of ground-level ozone being formed, according to a release. Humidity will increase through today with highs climbing into the mid to upper 80s, said ...
June 21, 2013 - WHIO-TV 7 Dayton
Air Pollution Hits Record Levels in Singapore Wildfires burning on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have sent a choking haze over Singapore, pushing air pollution to record levels.
June 21, 2013 - LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News