Beyond the Haze – Yale-NUS Datathon

Beyond the Haze – Yale-NUS Datathon

  On November 2, Data-Driven Lab supported a datathon centered on Southeast Asia’s haze crisis. The haze is a recurring issue in the region and is mainly caused by the burning of land in Indonesia. In September, forest fires in Indonesia were so severe that skies...
Yale-NUS Datathon 2019: Beyond the Haze

Yale-NUS Datathon 2019: Beyond the Haze

  The haze really hit home this year, affecting millions of people here in Singapore and the Southeast Asian region. In September, PSI levels reached new highs since 2015, choking lungs and stinging eyes, while more than 1600 hotspots were recorded in parts of...
Clearing the Haze

Clearing the Haze

This post originally appeared on China Dialogue. China’s move to start measuring deadly air pollutant PM 2.5 for the first time signals a shift towards greater openness on the state of the environment, writes Angel Hsu.  The news late last month from China’s...
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