新加坡的空气污染情况恶化至全球最严重，印尼野火产生的烟雾在该国城市一年一度的F1周末到来前几天笼罩了整个地区。
Singapore’s air pollution worsened to the highest in the world as haze from Indonesia wildfires blankets the region days before the city state’s annual Formula One weekend.
根据IQAir的数据，截至周三下午，新加坡的空气质量已达到“极不健康”水平。此前排名榜首的邻近城市吉隆坡，则位列全球污染最严重的第二大城市。
Air quality levels in Singapore were in the “very unhealthy” range as of Wednesday afternoon, according to data from IQAir. Nearby Kuala Lumpur, which was earlier in the top spot, ranked as the second-most polluted city globally.
据当地媒体报道，在新加坡西北约140公里（87英里）处的马来西亚柔佛州，巴胡帕哈特地区约有200所学校、幼儿园和托儿所因烟雾天气于周三被勒令关闭。
In the Malaysian state of Johor, about 140km (87 miles) northwest of Singapore, some 200 schools, kindergartens and nurseries in the district of Bahu Pahat were ordered to close on Wednesday due to the haze conditions, local media reported.
新加坡国家环境局在最新展望中表示，未来几天东南亚南部大部分地区预计将保持干燥，火灾和跨境烟雾的风险将持续升高。其数据还显示，该城市所有五个地区的空气质量均处于不健康水平。
Dry conditions were forecast for the next few days over most of southern Southeast Asia, keeping the risk of fires and transboundary haze elevated, Singapore’s National Environment Agency said in its latest outlook. Its data also pegs air in all five regions of the city at unhealthy levels.
负责组织F1赛事的新加坡大奖赛私人有限公司周二表示，如果烟雾导致能见度、公共健康或运营问题，公司将与相关机构密切合作，“在就赛事做出任何集体决定前评估情况”。F1发言人则表示，目前的情况尚未达到需要担忧的程度。
A spokesperson for Singapore GP Pte Ltd., which organises the F1 race, said on Tuesday that it would work closely with relevant agencies “to assess the situation before making any collective decisions regarding the event” should haze cause visibility, public health or operational issues. An F1 spokesperson said conditions were not at any level of concern.
近几周，东南亚多地被令人窒息的烟雾笼罩，印尼正经历着近年来最严重的野火季节之一。这些失控的火灾源于长期存在的“刀耕火种”农业实践，而日益加剧的厄尔尼诺现象使土地更加干旱，进一步恶化了火灾条件。
Swathes of Southeast Asia have been clouded in choking smog in recent weeks as Indonesia battles one of its worst wildfire seasons in years. The uncontrolled blazes stem from the long-running use of slash-and-burn agricultural practices, but fire conditions have been exacerbated by an intensifying El Nino that is parching the landscape.
根据马来西亚林业部火灾监测平台SiPongi的数据，上个月的热点数量创下2015年以来的最高纪录。2015年时，区域性烟雾紧急状态曾引发大规模中断和外交紧张局势。
The number of hotspots last month was the highest since 2015, when a regional haze emergency caused widespread disruptions and diplomatic tensions, according to the Forestry Ministry’s fire-monitoring platform SiPongi.
环保组织绿色和平组织已确认超过20家棕榈油、纸浆和糖业公司，其中包括数家与马来西亚和新加坡有关联的公司，其土地特许权内存在火灾产生的烟雾源。
Environmental group Greenpeace has identified more than 20 palm, pulp and sugar companies, including several with links to Malaysia and Singapore, whose land concessions contained sources of smoke from the fires.
上周，吉隆坡标准渣打马拉松的组织者出于健康考虑取消了儿童组比赛，但其他比赛项目，包括全程和半程马拉松，仍照常举行。尽管如此，全程马拉松的顶尖选手所记录的成绩仍慢于往年。该马拉松曾在2015年被取消。
Last week, organisers of the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon cancelled a kids’ race on health concerns, while pressing on with other race categories, including the full and half marathon distances. Still, top finishers of the full marathon clocked times that were slower than recent years. The marathon was cancelled in 2015.