Impacts of El Nino weather in South-east Asia.

How Singaporeans respond to the heat and haze.

Are locals heat-tolerant or heat-avoidant now?

Adapting to the heat without air-conditioning.

What are the actual global impacts of El Nino?

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

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. 

Highlights (click/tap above):

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:

Solar-powered air-con, freeze-tech and ‘fan-jakketos’ among innovative cooling gadgets on the market: https://str.sg/b6WC

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

Follow Audrey Tan on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/848W

Read her articles: https://str.sg/JLM2

Host: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg)

Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim

Executive producer: Ernest Luis 

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Singapore is also testing out solutions to tackle heat without air-conditioning.
Synopsis: Every Tuesday, we discuss how environmental issues intersect with business, politics and society.
After three years of clear skies,&nbsp;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.&nbsp;
This causes&nbsp;fires typical of Indonesia&rsquo;s agroforestry landscape to burn harder and longer.&nbsp;
So how is Singapore responding to the double whammy of haze and hotter weather?&nbsp;
Green Pulse host Audrey Tan talks to correspondents Shabana Begum and Ang Qing on what they have observed while reporting on these conditions.&nbsp;
Highlights (click/tap above):
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&rsquo;s and Shabana&rsquo;s related articles:
Solar-powered air-con, freeze-tech and &lsquo;fan-jakketos&rsquo; among innovative cooling gadgets on the market: <a href="https://str.sg/b6WC">https://str.sg/b6WC</a>
Emergency visits for respiratory cases up even with small spikes in PM2.5 levels: S&rsquo;pore study: <a href="https://str.sg/mVPv">https://str.sg/mVPv</a>
Follow Audrey Tan on LinkedIn:<a href="https://str.sg/848W"> https://str.sg/848W</a>
Read her articles:<a href="https://str.sg/JLM2"> https://str.sg/JLM2</a>
Host: Audrey Tan (<a href="mailto:audreyt@sph.com.sg">audreyt@sph.com.sg</a>)
Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive producer: Ernest Luis&nbsp;
Follow Green Pulse Podcast every Tuesday as we discuss how environmental issues intersect with business, politics and society:
Channel:<a href="https://str.sg/JWaf"> https://str.sg/JWaf</a>
Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://str.sg/JWaY"> https://str.sg/JWaY</a>
Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/JWag"> https://str.sg/JWag</a>
YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://str.sg/fapS">https://str.sg/fapS</a>
Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg">podcast@sph.com.sg</a>
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The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

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

Podcaster: Audrey Tan

Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim

Executive producers: Ernest Luis

A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.

Synopsis: Every Tuesday, we discuss how environmental issues intersect with business, politics and society.
Podcaster: Audrey Tan
Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis
A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.