Man-made fires in neighboring Indonesia used to clear lands for agriculture have caused air quality levels to skyrocket to a record high in Singapore. The Pollutant Standards Index has climbed to 371, far above the “hazardous” level of 300.
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Lewis Kendall is a Summer 2013 editorial intern at In These Times.