Is the Haze choking you yet?
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LumKyE46 said:Alamak... you ask me pulak to start the thread.
Not qualify-la me... the furtherest I go was Parit Buntar only, sori canot help.
Halo! Starting the thread doesnt necessarily need you to have travelled or lived abroad lah. Safest way is to post a question....
Yesterday heavy rain in Pontain.
This morning. Sky a bit glommy. Don't know whether the area is hazy due to
haze or dew.
Heard that the rain are coming back and wind direction is changing soon.
Hopefully, clear sky will comes back...
This morning. Sky a bit glommy. Don't know whether the area is hazy due to
haze or dew.
Heard that the rain are coming back and wind direction is changing soon.
Hopefully, clear sky will comes back...
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ah lian said:the haze is bad here in stinkapoo as well. i look outside my apartment and i cant see anything except a white glaze, like a picture where someone forgot to focus on anything. on wednesday nite, it cleared a bit but resumed today.
i have been staying indoors inside my apartment due to a bad cough, runny nose and fever. the aircon in my room has been on full time since. all the windows in the house are shut tight. cant help it. i feel like a prisoner in my own space.
i am not about to shout #$%^&&*!!!! at whoever dat is causing it because its really difficult to point fingers at the actual culprits. i wunder wot can we do about it, rather than tell ppl to stop burning stuff? the haze is not a new thing, its been happening every year and getting worse and worse each year. **sigh** wottodo ahhhh??
i am gonna wish upon a star, if i can still see one tonight, to please make the haze go away.
p.s. i cant understand wots wif the "been living abroad/travelling overseas" thing gotta do with talking abt the haze. unless, you are reporting from the hotspots areas where you see the actual burning, then perhaps you can enlighten us how the situation is like there.
Saigon had some haze last week... after a day or so, it was crystal clear. back to KL tomorrow sigh
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Wah ah-lian your place soo nice, can see chinese and japanese garden ah. Anyhow was in sin-land last week and i feel the haze there is worse then in klang-valley. But its good there as the have constant updates on the PSI on all public media so the public can take appropriate actions was it gets bad. Here must use ABS (Aku Breath Sendiri) method to determine the PSI.
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Originally Posted by RedZ4
Ok, now your statement is totally bogus... you really think those countries mentioned don't have any intention to be fully developed.... think again. Its going to take time, but I'm very certain they want.
Now you expect the government to take action on an issue like the Haze within a couple of weeks. Geez... this thing is not even cause by Malaysia. And having the Indonesian stop this will probably take several years.
Oh yeah, I would argue that we cannot compare our country with Germany, Switzerland and Australia cause these countries have been developed for many years. Maybe compare it to HK, Korea, or Taiwan. But HK and Taipei also have pollution problems.
Its pretty easy for you to sit behind your desktop and type and complain about the government, just like its easy for me to sit behind mine and say that your statements are bogus. I think we all should offer constructive criticism or suggestions instead of pointing fingers.
Where is RedZ4? Is my statement to totally bogus this time? Consider this article below. I know that I am always right. You don't have to be well travelled to know things. Just acquire a good reading habit. Get a copy of The Star today.
Nation
Sunday November 19, 2006
Malaysia gets dismal ratings
BY ROYCE CHEAH AND ELIZABETH LOOI
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been ranked second last among 56 industrialised and rapidly industrialising countries in the 2007 Climate Change Performance Index that monitors efforts taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
United States, the world’s largest contributor of greenhouse gases ranked 53, followed by China, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Indonesia was ranked 43 while Singapore was 28.
In responding to the report, the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said the Government was doing its best but laws that were at odds with one another and environmental guidelines that lacked bite made it tough to reduce pollution in the country.
The index ranked 56 industrialised and rapidly industrialising countries that together produced 90% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
The index evaluated how much countries were doing to protect against climate change.
Azmi said the state of current legislations made it difficult to protect some 60% of forest cover that remained in the country.
“When states decide to sell off land, there will be development which then implies pollution,” he said, adding that the Federal Government has no jurisdiction over state land.
Azmi said his ministry could only regulate chemical waste while local governments were in charge of other types of waste.
However, Azmi said he was not concerned about how the index, drawn up by the environmental group Germanwatch, ranked Malaysia.
“We are doing our best. We have also signed 20 international treaties and are committed to reducing carbon dioxide.”
However, Azmi said the Government could not work alone in checking the problem.
“We are slowly moving towards a greener environment, but we need the help of the public to do that. For instance, we encourage the use of biodiesel, which reduces greenhouse gases and we encourage car makers to use green engines.”
Azmi said Malaysia was ranked lower than Indonesia because the country was more industrialised.
In a press release on Monday, Germanwatch said the results clearly showed current efforts to stop dangerous climate change were insufficient.
Ok, now your statement is totally bogus... you really think those countries mentioned don't have any intention to be fully developed.... think again. Its going to take time, but I'm very certain they want.
Now you expect the government to take action on an issue like the Haze within a couple of weeks. Geez... this thing is not even cause by Malaysia. And having the Indonesian stop this will probably take several years.
Oh yeah, I would argue that we cannot compare our country with Germany, Switzerland and Australia cause these countries have been developed for many years. Maybe compare it to HK, Korea, or Taiwan. But HK and Taipei also have pollution problems.
Its pretty easy for you to sit behind your desktop and type and complain about the government, just like its easy for me to sit behind mine and say that your statements are bogus. I think we all should offer constructive criticism or suggestions instead of pointing fingers.
funfer_fahrer said:
Where is RedZ4? Is my statement to totally bogus this time? Consider this article below. I know that I am always right. You don't have to be well travelled to know things. Just acquire a good reading habit. Get a copy of The Star today.
Nation
Sunday November 19, 2006
Malaysia gets dismal ratings
BY ROYCE CHEAH AND ELIZABETH LOOI
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been ranked second last among 56 industrialised and rapidly industrialising countries in the 2007 Climate Change Performance Index that monitors efforts taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
United States, the world’s largest contributor of greenhouse gases ranked 53, followed by China, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Indonesia was ranked 43 while Singapore was 28.
In responding to the report, the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said the Government was doing its best but laws that were at odds with one another and environmental guidelines that lacked bite made it tough to reduce pollution in the country.
The index ranked 56 industrialised and rapidly industrialising countries that together produced 90% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
The index evaluated how much countries were doing to protect against climate change.
Azmi said the state of current legislations made it difficult to protect some 60% of forest cover that remained in the country.
“When states decide to sell off land, there will be development which then implies pollution,” he said, adding that the Federal Government has no jurisdiction over state land.
Azmi said his ministry could only regulate chemical waste while local governments were in charge of other types of waste.
However, Azmi said he was not concerned about how the index, drawn up by the environmental group Germanwatch, ranked Malaysia.
“We are doing our best. We have also signed 20 international treaties and are committed to reducing carbon dioxide.”
However, Azmi said the Government could not work alone in checking the problem.
“We are slowly moving towards a greener environment, but we need the help of the public to do that. For instance, we encourage the use of biodiesel, which reduces greenhouse gases and we encourage car makers to use green engines.”
Azmi said Malaysia was ranked lower than Indonesia because the country was more industrialised.
In a press release on Monday, Germanwatch said the results clearly showed current efforts to stop dangerous climate change were insufficient.
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