Monitoring and Early Warning of Smoke Haze by Southeast Asia Regional Centre
Transboundary smoke haze pollution has been affecting the Southeast Asia region for decades. The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) was designated in 1995 as the regional centre to perform fires and smoke haze monitoring and assessment functions, and the issuance of early warning on transboundary haze occurrence. ASMC leverages on the latest remote sensing technologies and uses extensively data from a suite of satellites for 24/7 operational monitoring and assessment of the regional fire hotspot and haze situation. The early warnings serve to alert the region to risks of transboundary haze occurrence. More information on ASMC’s services. Occurrences of transboundary smoke haze during the traditional dry season in 2019 adversely affected the air quality in the southern areas of Southeast Asia. The last severe transboundary haze episode that affected the region was in 2015.
Transboundary smoke haze pollution has been affecting the Southeast Asia region for decades. The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) was designated in 1995 as the regional centre to perform fires and smoke haze monitoring and assessment functions, and the issuance of early warning on transboundary haze occurrence. ASMC leverages on the latest remote sensing technologies and uses extensively data from a suite of satellites for 24/7 operational monitoring and assessment of the regional fire hotspot and haze situation. The early warnings serve to alert the region to risks of transboundary haze occurrence. More information on ASMC’s services. Occurrences of transboundary smoke haze during the traditional dry season in 2019 adversely affected the air quality in the southern areas of Southeast Asia. The last severe transboundary haze episode that affected the region was in 2015.