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While South African scientists are urging government and business to increase their preparedness for the pending El Niño, there are warnings of a high risk of haze in some Asian countries. Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia could face the most severe haze in at least five years, with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs having assigned a rating of “red” in its Haze Outlook 2023. In South Africa, meanwhile, previous droughts in the summer rainfall regions of the country, and seasons with a high frequency of heat waves days, are associated with previous El Niño events. Photograph: Bloomberg