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Indonesian wildfires cause respiratory infections to double in a week, health ministry says
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (343+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Respiratory infections caused by hazardous wildfire pollution in Indonesia have more than doubled in just over a week, data from the country’s health ministry showed on Thursday. Fires have been blazing across vast stretches of forest and…...
Indonesian wildfire emissions surge to world’s highest, data shows
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (692+ words) By David Stanway and Fransiska Nangoy SINGAPORE/JAKARTA, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Indonesia is facing a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with carbon dioxide readings currently the…...
Eight Indonesian airports remain shut due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (254+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Eight Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta, remained closed early on Monday morning because of volcanic ash from eruptions of Mount Anak Krakatau, the transport minister said. Ash from Anak Krakatau, which sits halfway between Java and…...
Wildfires spread near Indonesia’s new capital, prompting calls for action
1+ week, 3+ day ago (456+ words) By Ananda Teresia and Awaluddin Jalil Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain haze in six provinces hit the hardest by forest and land fires in Borneo and Sumatra islands, which so far have reached 73,311 hectares. Wildfires have been raging in…...
Reducing Indonesia wildfires will be challenging as El Niño peaks this month, minister warns
1+ week, 6+ day ago (290+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Efforts to reduce the wildfires ablaze across Indonesia will be challenging as the El Niño weather phenomenon will peak this month, Raja Juli Antoni, the country’s forestry minister, said on Tuesday, adding that the devastation was largely…...
Cloud seeding may begin in early Sept, S’wak open to helping Indonesia tackle haze
2+ week, 1+ day ago (341+ words) KUCHING, Aug 30: Sarawak is considering cloud seeding in early September should the current haze situation persist, says Deputy Minister for Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh. He said the haze was understood to be originating from…...
Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze, Malaysia says
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (200+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Indonesia has given Malaysian agencies official permission to enter its airspace to conduct cloud seeding operations, Malaysia’s environment minister said on Monday, part of both countries’ efforts to combat the haze blanketing the region. Indonesia has…...
Indonesia prioritises Kalimantan region as wildfire hotspots rise
3+ week, 3+ day ago (359+ words) JAKARTA, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Indonesia will tackle wildfires in Kalimantan as a matter of priority, the country’s disaster agency said on Friday after identifying a rise in hotspots in the region, which shares a border with Malaysia on the island of…...
Thousands of Indonesians displaced by 7.7-magnitude quake; dozens killed
3+ week, 4+ day ago (40+ words) From celebration to devastation, Indonesia’s Independence Day was quickly overshadowed as a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the eastern......
Indonesia wildfires damage nearly 95,000 hectares of land in July alone, minister says
3+ week, 6+ day ago (260+ words) JAKARTA, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Wildfires burned nearly 95,000 hectares of land in Indonesia in July, almost doubling the damage done in the previous six months as the El Niño weather pattern intensified, data provided by the forestry minister showed on Tuesday. • Forestry…...