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From Bolivia To Indonesia, Deforestation Continues Apace
Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study.
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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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"This Is Not Mars": Indonesia Skies Turn Blood Red After Forest Fires
Skies over an Indonesian province turned red over the weekend, thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.
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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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Study Estimates 100,000 Premature Deaths From Indonesia Haze
Indonesian forest fires that choked a swath of Southeast Asia with a smoky haze for weeks last year may have caused more than 100,000 premature deaths, according to new research that will add to pressure on Indonesia's government to tackle the annual crisis.
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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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Indonesian Fire Probe Team 'Taken Hostage' By Mob Linked To Palm Oil Firms
Indonesian officials investigating forest fires on Sumatra island were taken hostage and threatened with death by a mob allegedly linked to a palm oil company, the environment ministry said.
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Indonesia Issues Haze Warning To Neighbours As Forest Fires Spread
Indonesia today warned that a haze from forest fires was floating over a key waterway towards its neighbours, and that the number of blazes was rising.
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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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Hazy New Year: Southeast Asia Set to Suffer For Months as Indonesia Fails to Douse Fires
Indonesian forest fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across Southeast Asia are spreading to new areas and are unlikely to be put out until next year, experts said today.
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From Bolivia To Indonesia, Deforestation Continues Apace
Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study.
-
"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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"This Is Not Mars": Indonesia Skies Turn Blood Red After Forest Fires
Skies over an Indonesian province turned red over the weekend, thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.
-
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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Study Estimates 100,000 Premature Deaths From Indonesia Haze
Indonesian forest fires that choked a swath of Southeast Asia with a smoky haze for weeks last year may have caused more than 100,000 premature deaths, according to new research that will add to pressure on Indonesia's government to tackle the annual crisis.
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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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Indonesian Fire Probe Team 'Taken Hostage' By Mob Linked To Palm Oil Firms
Indonesian officials investigating forest fires on Sumatra island were taken hostage and threatened with death by a mob allegedly linked to a palm oil company, the environment ministry said.
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Indonesia Issues Haze Warning To Neighbours As Forest Fires Spread
Indonesia today warned that a haze from forest fires was floating over a key waterway towards its neighbours, and that the number of blazes was rising.
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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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Hazy New Year: Southeast Asia Set to Suffer For Months as Indonesia Fails to Douse Fires
Indonesian forest fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across Southeast Asia are spreading to new areas and are unlikely to be put out until next year, experts said today.
