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Haze situation worsens in Singapore

  • 19 June 2pm, PSI reading 170. Spot the Singapore landmark -- if you can.
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    Haze situation worsens in Singapore

    19 June 2pm, PSI reading 170. Spot the Singapore landmark -- if you can.
  • Another shot of the Marina Bay area taken at 1:30pm, 19 June.
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    Haze situation worsens in Singapore

    Another shot of the Marina Bay area taken at 1:30pm, 19 June.
  • Approaching the business district around 1pm, 19 June. PSI index at 152.
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    Haze situation worsens in Singapore

    Approaching the business district around 1pm, 19 June. PSI index at 152.
  • A cyclist rides along the pier in front of buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's smog problem from forest fires in Indonesia worsened Wednesday as air pollutant levels reached a 16-year high
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    A cyclist rides along the pier in front of buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013

    A cyclist rides along the pier in front of buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's smog problem from forest fires in Indonesia worsened Wednesday as air pollutant levels reached a 16-year high
  • SINGAPORE, Singapore : A Singapore River Cruise sits against the buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index again shot above the "unhealthy" threshold of 152. AFP PHOTO/Roslan Rahman
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    Haze in Singapore

    SINGAPORE, Singapore : A Singapore River Cruise sits against the buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index again shot above the "unhealthy" threshold of 152. AFP PHOTO/Roslan Rahman
  • SINGAPORE, Singapore : Smog lies above the financial highrises as haze worsens in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index again shot above the "unhealthy" threshold of 152. AFP PHOTO/Roslan Rahman
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    Haze in Singapore

    SINGAPORE, Singapore : Smog lies above the financial highrises as haze worsens in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index again shot above the "unhealthy" threshold of 152. AFP PHOTO/Roslan Rahman
  • (Photo by Instagram user blackcookie)
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    Haze in Singapore worsens to "unhealthy" range, PSI reading passes 100-mark

    (Photo by Instagram user blackcookie)
  • Taken at Paya Lebar on 19 June, around 12pm. Parkway Parade, , Gardens by the Bay, the Singapore Flyer and MBS are obscured.
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    Haze in Singapore

    Taken at Paya Lebar on 19 June, around 12pm. Parkway Parade, , Gardens by the Bay, the Singapore Flyer and MBS are obscured.
  • Marina Bay at 2pm on 19 June, with the PSI index at 170. Photo courtesy of Twitter user @giokalaw
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    Haze situation worsens in Singapore

    Marina Bay at 2pm on 19 June, with the PSI index at 170. Photo courtesy of Twitter user @giokalaw
  • (Yahoo! photos)
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    Haze in Singapore worsens to "unhealthy" range, PSI reading passes 100-mark

    (Yahoo! photos)
  • Haze covers Petronas Twin Towers (L) and KL Tower (R) in Kuala Lumpur, on June 16, 2013. Singapore urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state
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    Haze covers Petronas Twin Towers (L) and KL Tower (R) in Kuala Lumpur, on June 16, 2013

    Haze covers Petronas Twin Towers (L) and KL Tower (R) in Kuala Lumpur, on June 16, 2013. Singapore urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state
  • A view from Mount Faber shows haze covering Singapore, on June 17, 2013. Singapore urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state
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    Smoky-smelling haze shrouds Singapore, on June 17, 2013

    A view from Mount Faber shows haze covering Singapore, on June 17, 2013. Singapore urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state
19 June 2pm, PSI reading 170. Spot the Singapore landmark -- if you can.
Another shot of the Marina Bay area taken at 1:30pm, 19 June.
Approaching the business district around 1pm, 19 June. PSI index at 152.
A cyclist rides along the pier in front of buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's smog problem from forest fires in Indonesia worsened Wednesday as air pollutant levels reached a 16-year high
SINGAPORE, Singapore : A Singapore River Cruise sits against the buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index again shot above the "unhealthy" threshold of 152. AFP PHOTO/Roslan Rahman
SINGAPORE, Singapore : Smog lies above the financial highrises as haze worsens in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index again shot above the "unhealthy" threshold of 152. AFP PHOTO/Roslan Rahman
(Photo by Instagram user blackcookie)
Taken at Paya Lebar on 19 June, around 12pm. Parkway Parade, , Gardens by the Bay, the Singapore Flyer and MBS are obscured.
Marina Bay at 2pm on 19 June, with the PSI index at 170. Photo courtesy of Twitter user @giokalaw
(Yahoo! photos)
Haze covers Petronas Twin Towers (L) and KL Tower (R) in Kuala Lumpur, on June 16, 2013. Singapore urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state
A view from Mount Faber shows haze covering Singapore, on June 17, 2013. Singapore urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state
Updated

Singapore has urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island sends the PSI reading into 'unhealthy' levels.