By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JAKARTA, July 3 (NNN-Bernama) — The traditional dry season for the southern region of Southeast Asia \u2013 comprising Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and southern Thailand \u2013 have started, said ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ASMC associated the dry season with the onset of the Southwest Monsoon, and it is likely to stretch into October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe prevailing La Ni\u00f1a conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are forecast to continue weakening, with either La Ni\u00f1a or neutral conditions expected for the rest of the year,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is developing in the equatorial Indian Ocean and is expected to become established by August 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to ASMC, La Ni\u00f1a and negative IOD phenomena are expected to bring above-normal rainfall to most parts of the region between July and October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it warned that there is still a risk of increased fire hotspot activity and smoke haze development during occasional periods of extended dry and warm weather in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, ASMC urged the region to stay vigilant and take early preventive measures to mitigate land and forest fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The centre also expected for the overall smoke haze situation this year to not likely be as severe as in 2015 and 2019 \u2013 when there was prolonged drier-than-normal weather caused by a strong El Ni\u00f1o and a strong positive IOD, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nonetheless, some transboundary haze may occur if the prevailing southeasterly to westerly winds blow smoke haze from persistent fires to neighbouring countries, ASMC said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— NNN-BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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