REVIEW OF REGIONAL HAZE SITUATION IN ASEAN REGION (July 2022)
Southwest Monsoon conditions prevailed over the ASEAN region in July 2022. The traditional wet season set-in for the northern ASEAN region with shower activities were observed over the region on most days, except for the southern parts of Myanmar where it was drier.
In the southern ASEAN region, the traditional dry season became established and drier conditions were observed over most parts of the region except for the eastern parts of Sulawesi and the northern parts of Sumatra, as well as the northeastern and southwestern parts of Borneo as conditions were relatively wetter.
The hotspot activity in the ASEAN region was generally subdued in July 2022 under continued wet weather conditions with total hotspot counts lower or comparable to the same month in previous years, except for Thailand where there was a slightly higher total hotspot count compared to year 2020 and 2021. Towards the end of July 2022, localised smoke plumes were observed from the hotspots in Sumatra, Sarawak, West Kalimantan and the central parts of Viet Nam.
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