Haze and a Godzilla El Nino: How is Singapore preparing?

Singapore is also testing out solutions to tackle heat without air-conditioning.

Published Oct 13, 2026, 06:00 PM

Updated Oct 13, 2026, 06:00 PM

Synopsis: Every Tuesday, we discuss how environmental issues intersect with business, politics and society.

After three years of clear skies, the haze is back in Singapore. One contributor to the pollution is the El Nino weather phenomenon, which causes drier, hotter weather in South-east Asia.

This causes fires typical of Indonesia’s agroforestry landscape to burn harder and longer.

So how is Singapore responding to the double whammy of haze and hotter weather?

Green Pulse host Audrey Tan talks to correspondents Shabana Begum and Ang Qing on what they have observed while reporting on these conditions.

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2:13 The impacts of El Nino in South-east Asia

7:39 How people in Singapore are responding to the heat and haze

13:50 Are people in Singapore heat-tolerant or heat-avoidant?

15:53 Solutions to help people adapt to heat without air-conditioning

20:24 What are the global impacts of El Nino?

Read Qing’s and Shabana’s related articles:

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Emergency visits for respiratory cases up even with small spikes in PM2.5 levels: S’pore study: https://str.sg/mVPv

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新加坡也在尝试不用空调来应对高温。

发布于2026年10月13日下午6:00

更新于2026年10月13日下午6:00

概要：每周二，我们讨论环境问题如何与商业、政治和社会交织在一起。

新加坡经历了三年晴朗的天空后，雾霾再次笼罩大地。造成污染的原因之一是厄尔尼诺现象，它导致东南亚地区气候更加干燥炎热。

这导致印尼农林业景观中常见的火灾燃烧得更猛烈、更持久。

那么，新加坡是如何应对雾霾和高温天气的双重打击的呢？

《绿色脉动》主持人奥黛丽·谭与记者沙巴娜·贝古姆和昂·青谈论了他们在报道这些情况时观察到的现象。

亮点（点击/轻触上方）：

2:13 厄尔尼诺现象对东南亚的影响

7:39 新加坡民众如何应对高温和雾霾

13:50 新加坡人是耐热还是怕热？

15:53 帮助人们适应没有空调的炎热天气的解决方案

20:24 厄尔尼诺现象对全球有哪些影响？

阅读青和沙巴娜的相关文章：

市场上涌现出许多创新型制冷设备，包括太阳能空调、冷冻技术和“风扇夹克”：https://str.sg/b6WC

新加坡一项研究显示，即使PM2.5浓度小幅上升，呼吸系统疾病急诊就诊量仍有所增加：https://str.sg/mVPv

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