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https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2023/10/haze-returns-singapore-2023/index.html

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Why the haze has reached Singapore’s shores again

With drier weather conditions and an increase in fire hot spots in Sumatra over the past few days, the haze is back again. So, how bad will it get?

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Buckle up because El Niño is almost here, and it’s going to get hot

Prepare for temperatures reaching ‘uncharted territory,’ the World Meteorological Organization warns.

by By Justine Calma, May 17, 2023

"The next five years are almost guaranteed to be sweltering, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned today. Climate change has already raised baseline temperatures for the planet. Now, a weather pattern known as El Niño is going to make things even hotter when it develops later this year."

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Read more:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/17/23725705/el-nino-weather-record-heat-climate-change-world-meteorological-organization?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Buckle up because El Niño is almost here, and it’s going to get hot

A one-two punch from climate change and a developing El Niño is expected to drive more extreme weather over the next five years, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

^{Justine Calma (The Verge)}