#fire hotspots

Collection of fire hotspots news, found 34 news.

West Kalimantan Police currently processing 66 cases of forest fires

West Kalimantan Provincial Police Chief Inspector General Didi Haryono confirmed that the police were presently working ...

Pekanbaru's 21 health service posts ready to serve haze victims

A total of 21 public health service posts (Puskesmas) in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru are on standby to ...

Ministry readies safe houses for haze-affected citizens

The Social Affairs Ministry has prepared safe houses or shelters, especially for children and elderly, whose cities or ...

Government prepares to deal with forest fires

The Indonesian government is planning several measures to address land and forest fires in several parts of the ...

Haze impairs visibility to 700 meters in Pekanbaru

Haze emanating from forest fires has caused a drastic drop in visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to 700 meters on ...

Satellites detect 1,211 fire hotspots throughout Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had identified 1,211 hotspots representing forest fires all ...

Pekanbaru schools closed after thick smog shrouds city

Thick smog in Pekanbaru, Riau, arising from land and forest fires, has compelled the local government to close schools ...

At least 2,510 hotspots observed in ASEAN on Sept 4-7

No less than 2,510 hotspots, indicating the presence of forest fires, were spotted by satellites throughout the ASEAN ...

Air-polluting forest fire hotspots in Riau reach 154

The Pekanbaru meteorology station reported that 448 hotspots were observed throughout Sumatra Island, comprising 154 ...

Greenpeace raises concerns over capital city relocation to Kalimantan

Greenpeace Indonesia raised environmental and governance concerns regarding a plan to develop a new capital city in ...

Climatology agency detects 56 hotspots in Riau

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) station in Pekanbaru detected 56 wild fire hotspots in eight ...

More water-bombers needed to put out hotspots

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said more water-bombing ...

Number of hotspots in Riau increases

The number of forest fire hotspots in Riau Province increased to 45 on Monday, from 10 the previous day, according to ...

Russian Kamov helicopter deployed to help fight Riau forest fires

A Russian-made Kamov helicopter is to be deployed to join in the efforts to combat fires now raging in forests, ...

704 hotspots detected in Sumatra Island: meteorology agency

Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency of Pekanbaru stated that the Terra and Aqua Satellite have detected a ...