REVIEW OF REGIONAL HAZE SITUATION IN ASEAN REGION (February 2023)
The ASEAN region continued to experience Northeast Monsoon conditions in February 2023. Dry conditions persisted over the Mekong sub-region. Elsewhere in the ASEAN region, rainy weather was observed in many areas.
Prolonged dry conditions over the Mekong sub-region led to an increase in overall hotspot activity in February 2023 and the hotspot counts in the Mekong sub-region were higher or comparable to previous years. In particular, the highest hotspot activity was detected in Myanmar, and the hotspot counts for both Myanmar and Lao PDR were the highest in 5 years. For the southern ASEAN region, hotspot activity remained generally subdued and the hotspot counts were generally lower than in previous years. Moderate to dense smoke haze was observed in Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia on many days. Localised smoke plumes and occasional hazy conditions were also observed in northern Viet Nam on some days in February.
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