3. Haze is Here!

Folks "The Haze" is back!

According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, MMD, 171 hotspots were seen in Sumatra on Sunday compared to 91 on Saturday. This is expected to increase with the onset of the Indonesian Forest Burning Season. See The Star report here.

See below the hotspots from a satellite photo by MMD.

The red spots are hot spots.

Below is a photo of open burning smoke which is the cause of the haze.

Meanwhile, Malaysia has said that it cannot help prevent fires in Indonesia until an MoU is signed with that country. See report here.