15 August 2023
Morning Shot: Will El Nino worsen the choking toxic air situation for Jakarta's neighbours?

Jakarta is currently the second most polluted major city - according to data compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir.

It topped global rankings last week and has consistently ranked among the top 10 most polluted cities globally since May.

Associate Professor Steve Yim from the Asian School of the Environment & Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU Singapore weighs in on the persisting El Nino phenomenon, which has been blamed for Indonesia’s latest pollution spike in its capital Jakarta. Prof Yim is also Principal Investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

Presented by: Lynlee Foo

This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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21 April 2023
Morning Shot: Is air quality in Asia getting worse?
A slew of extreme weather events have hit Asian countries of late, including heat waves across countries like India and Singapore, as well as the yellow dust filled skies over East Asia as sandstorms sweep through China.
How much of what we’re seeing can be attributed to climate change and will conditions worsen in the upcoming months?
Associate Professor Steve Yim from NTU Singapore’s Asian School of the Environment unpacks all of that.

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