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Meet the 'real-life Tarzan': Forest parkour athlete swings through jungles topless and races up 200ft trees - using his bare feet like hands
6 months, 1 week ago

Meet the 'real-life Tarzan': Forest parkour athlete swings through jungles topless and races up 200ft trees - using his bare feet like hands

Daily Mail  

Swinging through jungles topless and climbing trees up to 60 metres high in mere seconds – barefooted. He's pictured above atop a 40-metre-high pine tree in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland Leo grew up in the mountains of Andorra and has been practicing parkour and climbing for nearly 20 years. Leo is pictured in the above images swinging through the …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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The real victims of the palm oil industry are orangutans
5 years, 6 months ago

The real victims of the palm oil industry are orangutans

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. “Twenty thousand hectares are cleared and a couple trees are left and the orangutan looks around and says, ‘What …

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Indonesia may take the long road to recovery after two tsunamis, raging forest fires and an airline crash in 2018
6 years ago

Indonesia may take the long road to recovery after two tsunamis, raging forest fires and an airline crash in 2018

Firstpost  

The tsunami on Sunda Strait is the second deadly tsunami in Indonesia that is already hit by an air crash, forest fires and floods Thousands of Indonesian residents on the coastal towns of Sumatra and Java were caught unawares on Saturday night as giant waves crashed into houses, sweeping away cars, uprooting trees and killing over 280 people. It also …

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