Forest Fires In Indonesia
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"This Is Earth Not Mars": Blood Red Skies Unsettle Indonesians
While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air.
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Thousands Of Schools Shut In Malaysia, Indonesia As Haze Affects Students
Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
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Indonesia Rainforest Fires Surge, Concerns Rise About Global Warming
The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
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Malaysia To Seed Clouds, Induce Rain As Smog Pollutes Air
Malaysia prepared to seed clouds after air quality in parts of the country reached unhealthy levels due to smog from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia, an official said Monday.
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Indonesian Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Intentional Forest Fires
Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body said today it has issued a fatwa against intentionally starting forest fires in a bid to stop the blazes that cloak Southeast Asia in haze every year.
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Indonesia Punishes More Than 20 Firms Over Deadly Forest Fires
Indonesia is punishing more than 20 companies in an unprecedented move for starting deadly forest fires that killed 19 people, a government official said today.
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Sick, Hungry Orangutans Fall Victim to Indonesia Fires Crisis
Endangered orangutans are falling victim to a devastating haze crisis that has left them sick, malnourished and severely traumatised as fires rage through Indonesia's forests, reducing their habitat to a charred wasteland.
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Indonesia Readies Warships for Haze Evacuation
Indonesia has put warships on standby to evacuate people affected by acrid haze from forest fires which has killed at least 10 and caused respiratory illnesses in half a million, officials said today.
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International Help Arrives to Tackle Indonesia Fires
International help to assist Indonesia in combatting forest and agricultural fires cloaking Southeast Asia in haze has begun to arrive on Sumatra island, an official said today.
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Indonesia Accepts International Help to Combat Fires
Indonesia has agreed to accept international help to combat forest and agricultural fires that are cloaking Southeast Asia in haze after weeks of failed attempts to douse the blazes, officials said today.
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Indonesia Forest Fires Could Become Worst on Record: NASA
Forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in choking haze are on track to become among the worst on record, scientists warn, with a prolonged dry season hampering efforts to curb the crisis.
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Indonesia Hopes for Rain to Douse Forest Fires Causing Smog in Southeast Asia
Indonesia is hoping for rain to help extinguish forest fires that have been smouldering for weeks, shrouding parts of Southeast Asia in thick smog, a government official said on Thursday.
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Indonesia Sends Thousands to Fight Fires, Makes No Progress Against Hazardous 'Haze'
Indonesia has sent nearly 21,000 personnel to fight forest fires raging in its northern islands, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday, but smoke cloaks much of the region with pollution readings in the "very unhealthy" region in neighbouring Singapore.
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Singapore Air Quality 'Very Unhealthy' Over Indonesia Fires
Singapore's air quality reached "very unhealthy" levels today as thick smog from forest fires in Indonesia's neighbouring island of Sumatra choked the city-state.
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"This Is Earth Not Mars": Blood Red Skies Unsettle Indonesians
While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air.
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Thousands Of Schools Shut In Malaysia, Indonesia As Haze Affects Students
Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
-
Indonesia Rainforest Fires Surge, Concerns Rise About Global Warming
The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
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Malaysia To Seed Clouds, Induce Rain As Smog Pollutes Air
Malaysia prepared to seed clouds after air quality in parts of the country reached unhealthy levels due to smog from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia, an official said Monday.
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Indonesian Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Intentional Forest Fires
Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body said today it has issued a fatwa against intentionally starting forest fires in a bid to stop the blazes that cloak Southeast Asia in haze every year.
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Indonesia Punishes More Than 20 Firms Over Deadly Forest Fires
Indonesia is punishing more than 20 companies in an unprecedented move for starting deadly forest fires that killed 19 people, a government official said today.
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Sick, Hungry Orangutans Fall Victim to Indonesia Fires Crisis
Endangered orangutans are falling victim to a devastating haze crisis that has left them sick, malnourished and severely traumatised as fires rage through Indonesia's forests, reducing their habitat to a charred wasteland.
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Indonesia Readies Warships for Haze Evacuation
Indonesia has put warships on standby to evacuate people affected by acrid haze from forest fires which has killed at least 10 and caused respiratory illnesses in half a million, officials said today.
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International Help Arrives to Tackle Indonesia Fires
International help to assist Indonesia in combatting forest and agricultural fires cloaking Southeast Asia in haze has begun to arrive on Sumatra island, an official said today.
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Indonesia Accepts International Help to Combat Fires
Indonesia has agreed to accept international help to combat forest and agricultural fires that are cloaking Southeast Asia in haze after weeks of failed attempts to douse the blazes, officials said today.
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Indonesia Forest Fires Could Become Worst on Record: NASA
Forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in choking haze are on track to become among the worst on record, scientists warn, with a prolonged dry season hampering efforts to curb the crisis.
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Indonesia Hopes for Rain to Douse Forest Fires Causing Smog in Southeast Asia
Indonesia is hoping for rain to help extinguish forest fires that have been smouldering for weeks, shrouding parts of Southeast Asia in thick smog, a government official said on Thursday.
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Indonesia Sends Thousands to Fight Fires, Makes No Progress Against Hazardous 'Haze'
Indonesia has sent nearly 21,000 personnel to fight forest fires raging in its northern islands, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday, but smoke cloaks much of the region with pollution readings in the "very unhealthy" region in neighbouring Singapore.
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Singapore Air Quality 'Very Unhealthy' Over Indonesia Fires
Singapore's air quality reached "very unhealthy" levels today as thick smog from forest fires in Indonesia's neighbouring island of Sumatra choked the city-state.
