#hotspots

Collection of hotspots news, found 613 news.

Rainfall improves Riau's air quality

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) attributed improvement in Riau’s air quality, recorded ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Haze forces cancellation of 33 flights at Pekanbaru

As many as 33 flights to and from Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru were ...

ISPA cases in Riau increasing due to smog

The smog from the forest and land fires in Riau Province has increased the number of patients suffering from acute ...

Riau governor announces state of emergency after air pollution surges

Riau Governor Syamsuar has declared a state of emergency over air pollution caused by land and forest fires in the ...

House urges Forestry Ministry to set up forest fire task forces

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Bambang Soesatyo has urged the Environment and Forestry Ministry to set ...

Firefighters attempt to extinguish fire in West Aceh

Tens of firefighters from the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) attempted to extinguish a fire ravaging two ...

Land clearance for plantations causal to Indonesia's forest fires

Rasio Ridho Sani, director general of law enforcement of the Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry, pointed to ...

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Forest fire smog plays spoilsport in TdSi race in Riau

The Tour de Siak (TdSi) organizing committee apparently overlooked the weather factor while deciding to hold the event ...

Terra, Aqua satellites identify 1,182 forest fire hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites tracked 1,182 hotspots suggestive of forest fires throughout Sumatra Island on ...

Satellites detect 1,313 hotspots in Sumatra on Wednesday

The Pekanbaru meteorology station cited the presence of 1,313 hotspots indicative of forest fires throughout Sumatra ...

Walhi presses for stringent measures against firms behind forest fires

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) of the West Kalimantan chapter urged the government to adopt strict ...

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 ...

NGOs send open letter to President Jokowi over forest fires

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in ...

Paser District in East Kalimantan shrouded by thick smog

Thick smog coming from forest fires shrouded Tanah Grogot in Paser District, East Kalimantan Province, reducing ...