Haze

Thursday (11/06/2009)

a) Haze
· Haze condition in Malaysia is getting more serious.
· T: What is haze?
· JS: because people burn rubbish.
· JN: I saw some people burn leaves in the garden.
· YZ:Dad said the farmers in Indonesia burnt their trees.
I showed them some newspaper articles. The haze was due to the forest burning. Some were intentionally burnt, some were due to the hot weather. In fact, in Malaysia, some people still do open burning either on their farm or dry leves at their backyard. These factors contributed dust and unhealthy gases into the air. Consequently, we have haze.
· Newspaper even mentioned that the El-Nino wind blowing towards South East Asia direction has caused haze even more unavoidable.

b) Effects of haze
* As we breathe in air, Oxygen now mixes with haze into our body. Consequences: difficulty of breathing, eye irritation, skin irritation, coughing among others. People also have diffi
of sight when driving at night.
· Kids breathe more than adults as they are more active than adults. Thus, it is advisable to play indoor and drink more water. We hoped that the haze would be better.