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Haze from Sumatra's wildfires likely to affect Malaysia, Singapore

Haze has engulfed almost all regions on Sumatra Island and is mostly likely to affect Malaysia and Singapore, ...

Heat wave hits some European countries, more wildfires reported

A rampant heat wave has hit some European countries recently, and more wildfires have been reported. In the ...

No more hotspots, haze in Riau: Meteorology station

The Pekanbaru Meteorology Station has reported that Riau is clear from haze, as rainfall over the past few days doused ...

Riau calls for private companies to help fight wildfires

It certainly is no easy task to break the vicious cycle of annual forest, peat land and plantation fires, which have ...

Russia-made helicopter deployed to extinguish Riau wildfires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has rented a Russian-made Sikorsky helicopter to strengthen its efforts ...

Riau firefighters extinguish 60 wildfires during January-July period

During the January-July 2015 period, Riaus firefighters have put out 60 fires that have razed forest, peatland, and ...

S. Kalimantan on highest alert for wildfires

Authorities of South Kalimantan have declared the highest alert status for wildfires that have been proliferating due ...

21 hotspots detected in W. Kalimantan

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has detected some 21 hotspots in West Kalimantan Province ...

Seven hotspots detected in South Barito

The NOAA18 Satellite detected seven hotspots of forest and plantation fires in South Barito District, Central ...

Indonesian hotspots still need prompt response

Indonesian forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, particularly in Riau Province, where fires have burnt 25 thousand ...

Wildfires rage in U.S.West, destroy 60 homes in Washington state

Firefighters battled wildfires across the U.S. West on Tuesday, including a massive out-of-control blaze that has ...

Canada University develops application to prevent forest fires

Researchers from the University of British Columbia are developing an application for smart phones that could help ...

NOAA satellite detects 12 hotspots in Riau

The US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) satellite has detected 12 hotspots at six districts in ...

Over 900 hectares of woods on fire in Siberia

Over 900 hectares of woods are on fire in Siberia, the Emergencies Ministry's regional center reported on Monday. ...