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Review of Land Fires and Smoke Haze Situation for First Fortnight of July 2018

1.1 During the review period, hotspot activities in the northern ASEAN region remained subdued due to the prevailing wet weather conditions.

1.2 In the southern ASEAN region, there were increased hotspot activities observed in Sarawak and West Kalimantan in the latter half of the fortnight, as dry weather conditions set in over the region. Smoke plumes were observed emanating from some of the hotspots.

1.3 Figures below show the satellite images over the ASEAN region in the first fortnight of July 2018.

Figure 1: Himawari-8 satellite image on 8 Jul 2018 shows hotspot activities in the northern ASEAN region subdued by wet weather conditions.

Figure 2: NOAA-19 satellite image on 14 Jul 2018 shows isolated hotspots and smoke plumes detected in Sarawak and West Kalimantan.

Review of Land Fires and Smoke Haze Situation for Second Fortnight of June 2018

1.1 During the review period, there were isolated hotspots detected in the ASEAN region, but the overall hotspot activities were generally subdued due to the wet weather.

1.2 During the brief periods of drier weather, there were a few hotspots with thin smoke plumes observed on one or two days in central Sumatra. However, the smoke plumes were localised and short-lived.

1.3 Figures below show the satellite images over the ASEAN region in the second fortnight of June 2018.

Figure 1: Himawari-8 satellite image on 16 Jun 2018 shows a thin smoke plume over central Sumatra.

Figure 2: Himawari-8 satellite image on 29 Jun 2018 shows wet weather prevailed over most parts of the region.