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Indonesian Fires Destroyed 1.6 Million Hectares Of Land This Year: Study
Fires in Indonesia that spread a smoky haze over Southeast Asia this year burned at least 1.6 million hectares of mostly degraded land and carbon-rich peatlands, data from a respected research group showed on Monday.
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Indonesia Rejects US Research Estimate Of 100,000 Haze Deaths
Harvard and Columbia university research showing smoke from land fires in Southeast Asia led to more than 100,000 premature deaths last year "makes no sense at all," an official at Indonesia's Health Ministry said today.
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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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Singapore Shrouded In Smog As Haze Returns To Southeast Asia
Acrid smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year's first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.
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Indonesian Government Ministers at Odds Over Peatland Haze Policies
Divisions have started to appear between Indonesian government ministries over how to tackle peatland fires that have caused choking smoke to spread across much of Southeast Asia.
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Scientists Warn of Health Damage From Indonesia's Haze Fires
Toxic fumes from the Indonesian fires that have spread a haze across Southeast Asia may be doing more harm to human and plant health than officials have indicated, scientists measuring the pollution say.
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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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Why India and China Are Key to Ending Asia's Haze
The thick haze that's blanketed much of Southeast Asia for the last month carries the ashy remains of Indonesian forests and peatlands - burnt in many cases to clear land for producing palm oil, the world's most popular edible oil. It's an annual occurrence dating back decades, and this year it's particularly bad: According to one report, the 2015 ...
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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 Expects to Control Haze From Forest Fires Within 30 Days
Indonesia will take 30 days to bring smouldering forest fires under control, the national disaster management agency said on Friday, as smog from the fires pushes pollution in Southeast Asia to record highs.
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Indonesia Forest Fires Spark Singapore, Malaysia Haze Warning
Indonesia's disaster agency warned on Wednesday that haze could return to neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia after a huge jump in forest fires in a province at the centre of a smog crisis last year.
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Singapore chokes on haze from Indonesia forest fires
Air pollution from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island reached severe levels in Singapore today, triggering a health alert in the densely populated city-state.
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Indonesian Fires Destroyed 1.6 Million Hectares Of Land This Year: Study
Fires in Indonesia that spread a smoky haze over Southeast Asia this year burned at least 1.6 million hectares of mostly degraded land and carbon-rich peatlands, data from a respected research group showed on Monday.
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Indonesia Rejects US Research Estimate Of 100,000 Haze Deaths
Harvard and Columbia university research showing smoke from land fires in Southeast Asia led to more than 100,000 premature deaths last year "makes no sense at all," an official at Indonesia's Health Ministry said today.
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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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Singapore Shrouded In Smog As Haze Returns To Southeast Asia
Acrid smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year's first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.
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Indonesian Government Ministers at Odds Over Peatland Haze Policies
Divisions have started to appear between Indonesian government ministries over how to tackle peatland fires that have caused choking smoke to spread across much of Southeast Asia.
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Scientists Warn of Health Damage From Indonesia's Haze Fires
Toxic fumes from the Indonesian fires that have spread a haze across Southeast Asia may be doing more harm to human and plant health than officials have indicated, scientists measuring the pollution say.
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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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Why India and China Are Key to Ending Asia's Haze
The thick haze that's blanketed much of Southeast Asia for the last month carries the ashy remains of Indonesian forests and peatlands - burnt in many cases to clear land for producing palm oil, the world's most popular edible oil. It's an annual occurrence dating back decades, and this year it's particularly bad: According to one report, the 2015 ...
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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 Expects to Control Haze From Forest Fires Within 30 Days
Indonesia will take 30 days to bring smouldering forest fires under control, the national disaster management agency said on Friday, as smog from the fires pushes pollution in Southeast Asia to record highs.
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Indonesia Forest Fires Spark Singapore, Malaysia Haze Warning
Indonesia's disaster agency warned on Wednesday that haze could return to neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia after a huge jump in forest fires in a province at the centre of a smog crisis last year.
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Singapore chokes on haze from Indonesia forest fires
Air pollution from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island reached severe levels in Singapore today, triggering a health alert in the densely populated city-state.
