Area Four Times Size of Singapore Burns in Indonesia's Wildfires
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Forests are burning, the air is becoming toxic, and smoke is crossing borders. The fires in Indonesia have made breathing difficult for many countries. On top of this, a super El Niño and drought are exacerbating this crisis.
Area four times size of Singapore burns in Indonesia's wildfires
A super El Niño is exacerbating drought and wildfire conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Hazardous haze from the wildfires has spread as far as neighbouring countries across the region.
Noel Caballero and Steven Handoko Jakarta, 3 Sep (EFE).- Indonesia continues this Thursday its fight against hundreds of forest fires that have been burning for weeks along the archipelago, most registered on the island of Sumatra and the Indonesian regions of the island of Borneo, which have forced to close more than 12,000 [...] The entry Indonesia fights hundreds of fires, whose smoke drowns neighboring countries was first published in HolaNe…
Toxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as 'super' El Niño intensifies
A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn. Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled "acutely…
Millions of people in Southeast Asia have been exposed to pollution, which in some regions has generated extremely harmful levels of health.
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