Haze Become Worst in Malaysia and Other Southeast Asia Country..

In the past two months, Malaysia hit by the worst air pollution of the haze. The haze engulfing not only in Malaysia but almost to every country in Southeast Asia.

The haze occurs as a result of forest fires on a large scale or illegally. This has resulted in air being blown away like mist.

The smoke from Indonesian forest fires permeates all walks of life on the Malay peninsular. Schools have closed, flights are being cancelled and sea traffic through the Malacca Strait, one the world’s busiest shipping lanes, has been delayed because of poor visibility.

Promises to extinguish the fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia, have had little impact to date. Some experts predict that unless persistent rain falls soon, the smog could last until the New Year.

Besides irritating the respiratory tract and the eyes, pollutants in the haze can cause serious long-term damage to health.

The indices used to measure air quality in the region usually measure particulate matter (PM10), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone.

PM2.5 is considered the most dangerous as it can enter deeper into the lungs. It has been associated with causing respiratory illnesses and lung damage.

The forest fires have also destroyed much of the natural habitat of Indonesia's orangutans and released large amounts of damaging carbon into the atmosphere.

Indonesia has been dumping millions of litres of water in affected areas and has sent in the army to help firefighters put out the fires.

In the case of haze, we hope that this pollution could be prevent so that can secure the healthy of citizen and daily life run smoothly.

References;

1. Stephanie Scawen. Accessed : 23 October 2015." The true cost of Malaysia haze ".ALJAZEERA. < http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/10/true-cost-malaysia-haze-151023122841586.html>

2. BBC News. Accessed : 26 October 2015." What causes South East Asia's haze? ".BBC. < http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34265922 >

3. The Guardian." Indonesian fires: rain clears haze over south-east Asia for first time in months ".The Guardian. < http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/30/indonesian-fires-rain-clears-haze-south-east-asia-first-time-months >