#air quality

Collection of air quality news, found 129 news.

Indonesia urges residents to avoid outdoor activities amid haze

Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has urged the public to limit outdoor activities to reduce the ...

Indonesia's haze-linked respiratory cases fall to 3,000 a day: Govt

Indonesia's daily cases of acute respiratory infections (ARI) from forest and land fires have fallen to about 3,000 ...

Indonesia records 333,470 respiratory infections as fires persist

The Indonesian Ministry of Health has recorded a cumulative 333,470 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) linked ...

Indonesia sets up 477 emergency oxygen shelters amid wildfire haze

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has established 477 emergency oxygen shelters across community health centers ...

IKN development unaffected by East Kalimantan forest fires, OIKN says

Forest and land fires in East Kalimantan have not affected the development of Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara ...

EU sets US$224,500 aid to tackle drought in Indonesia

The European Union (EU) has allocated €200,000 (approximately US$224,500) in emergency humanitarian aid to ...

BMKG uses dry ice seeding to tackle fire haze in Sumatra, Kalimantan

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is using dry ice in weather modification ...

Jakarta govt urges calm, caution as wildfire smoke recedes

The Jakarta provincial government urged residents not to panic but to remain alert to smoke from forest and land fires ...

Pediatricians warn children face risks from wildfire smoke

The Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI) has warned that children are more vulnerable to health problems caused by ...

Wildfire smoke recedes from Jakarta, but vigilance urged

Special adviser to Jakarta's governor on social communications Chico Hakim said smoke from forest and land ...

Wildfire burns more than three hectares in South Kalimantan

A wildfire burned more than three hectares along H.M. Yunus Street in Sungai Rasau, Barito Kuala ...

Wildfires threaten world's oldest cave art in South Sulawesi

Spreading wildfires across the karst landscapes of South Sulawesi are threatening the world's oldest known cave ...

Indonesia complies with ASEAN wildfire reporting protocols: FM Nasir

Indonesia has met all reporting requirements on its efforts to curb forest and land fires, Foreign Minister Arrmanatha ...

Indonesia mobilizes 2,106 health workers as forest fires worsen

The Ministry of Health has mobilized thousands of healthcare workers and distributed millions of medical supplies ...