### [2026-10-14](/feed/2026/10/14/index.md)

##### 2026 Southeast Asian haze
# Singapore records its highest air pollution level of 2026 as one-hour PM2.5 concentrations reach about 288 micrograms per cubic metre amid haze from Indonesian wildfires. 

Air pollution in part of Singapore hit the country's "very high" band on Wednesday, while East Timor shut schools, as haze from forest fires raging...


### Sources:

1. [AFP](https://www.afp.com/en/indonesia-haze-spikes-singapore-pollution-shuts-east-timor-schools)

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