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I was just in Singapore for the past few days, after living there for several years. It really is awful this year.

The haze did make the laser show from the top of the Marina Sands really spectacular. ;-)

Are there any engineering efforts[1] being proposed or actively worked on by Singapore to solve this issue? Every now and again I hear about the hazes forcing everyone in Singapore to wear masks and stay indoors as much as possible until the hazes dissipate. That state should be unacceptable for a first world city.

[1] Like, a giant sci-fi ocean-fan... Or a military solution of invading their neighbors and running things better.

> That state should be unacceptable for a first world city.

Happens in Los Angeles.

Do you understand how small Singapore is? (Not trying to be snarky)

But yeah, they are not invading anyone anytime soon.

Yeah, but Israel is also tiny and can still kick the ass of everyone else in the Middle East. Similar to Israel, Singapore has a lot going for it with respect to modern warfare that makes up for its population and landmass deficit. I agree that total invasion is probably very unlikely in the foreseeable immediate future.

Israel - 8522 sq miles

Singapore - 278 sq miles

You are off by quite a bit there. Besides, whether you are willing to admit it or not, a LARGE part of the Israeli swagger is the understanding that they have the full might of the US army behind them (be it right or not). Singapore does not have an equivalent relationship.

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