Please, work from home: Over 300 forest fires in Indonesia cause smoky haze
1 year, 3 months ago

Please, work from home: Over 300 forest fires in Indonesia cause smoky haze

Hindustan Times  

More than 300 forest fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island caused hazy skies across the region prompting authorities to ask people to work from home. Malaysia's Environment Department chief Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar last week said the return of smog in some parts of the country was due to hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia. “Forest fires that occur in the southern part of Sumatra and the central and southern parts of Kalimantan, Indonesia have caused haze to cross borders.” But Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister, said in a statement on Monday there has been no transboundary haze from Indonesia to Malaysia. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency in September said that there are six provinces in Indonesia where forest and peatland fires are most common, including South Sumatra province, where a big peatland fire burned for days in August.

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Forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island cause hazy skies and prompt work from home
1 year, 3 months ago

Forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island cause hazy skies and prompt work from home

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 300 forest and peatland fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island caused hazy skies across …

Everywhere is on fire. Here’s why the climate crisis is to blame
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Everywhere is on fire. Here’s why the climate crisis is to blame

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the climate crisis could make these intesne fire years far more normal, drought and heatwaves – two of …

Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools as haze worsens
5 years, 3 months ago

Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools as haze worsens

Al Jazeera  

Closures affect millions of students as toxic haze from forest fires send air quality plummeting in the region. Thousands of schools have been ordered closed across Malaysia and Indonesia on Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million students, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires in Indonesia sent air quality plummeting. Nearly 2,500 schools were ordered to suspend classes …

Indonesia ‘doing everything’ to put out forest fires: President
5 years, 3 months ago

Indonesia ‘doing everything’ to put out forest fires: President

Al Jazeera  

Pressure is growing to tackle forest fires as noxious smoke haze envelopes Malaysia and Singapore. Indonesia is battling forest fires causing toxic haze across Southeast Asia with aircraft, artificial rain and even prayer, President Joko Widodo said during a visit to one of the worst-affected areas. Forest fires are raging on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, sending a choking …

Indonesia arrests around 200 as thick smog from forest fires reaches hazardous levels
5 years, 3 months ago

Indonesia arrests around 200 as thick smog from forest fires reaches hazardous levels

CNN  

CNN — Dozens of people have been arrested over suspected involvement in massive forest fires in Indonesia, where thousands of hectares of ecologically rich land have been burned, engulfing the region in a thick toxic haze. Schools in parts of Indonesia’s smog-hit Sumatra and Borneo islands have also shut, with air quality considered “hazardous” to health in several areas. WAHYUDI/AFP/AFP/Getty …

Indonesia sends more people, aircraft to battle forest fires
5 years, 3 months ago

Indonesia sends more people, aircraft to battle forest fires

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president traveled to the area hardest hit by forest fires, as neighboring countries urged his government to do more to tackle the blazes that have spread a thick, noxious haze around Southeast Asia. Forestry and Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said Tuesday the ministry is investigating 370 plantation companies suspected of intentionally setting fires for new …

Haze blankets Kuala Lumpur, Singapore as fires rage in Indonesia
5 years, 4 months ago

Haze blankets Kuala Lumpur, Singapore as fires rage in Indonesia

Al Jazeera  

Transboundary haze from Indonesia’s Sumatra island cited for rising pollution index in next-door Malaysia and Singapore. Syed Hasnain Raza, an environmental researcher and wildlife filmmaker from Kuala Lumpur, told Al Jazeera that the recent thick haze has gotten him “really worried” about his health and that of his family. “Singapore could experience slightly hazy conditions if the hotspot situation in …

Indonesia land-burning fines unpaid years after disastrous fires
5 years, 10 months ago

Indonesia land-burning fines unpaid years after disastrous fires

Al Jazeera  

Palm oil and pulp wood firms fined for burning huge areas have not paid hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. The palm oil and pulp wood companies involved in fires owe more than $220m in fines and the figure for unpaid penalties for environmental destruction swells to $1.3bn when an illegal logging case from 2013 is included, according to …

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