21 October 2010

Haze From Indonesia Disturbs Neighbouring Countries

I noticed that things were looking a bit foggy the past couple of days. then again, it's also been raining heavily, so I put it down to high humidity. Except:
JAKARTA, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Forest fires burning in Indonesia began to affect neighbouring countries, spreading thick clouds of smoke and haze to Malaysia and Singapore, news agencies reported Thursday. ...

Indonesian news wire Antara reported that the skies over Singapore were slightly hazy on Saturday, attributing this to the smoke haze from the fires in Sumatra brought in by the prevailing southwesterly winds. ...

Officials said that the haze is resulted from land clearing, which is enveloped frequently in Sumatra, Borneo islands of Indonesia up to some Asean neighbouring countries, which causes billions of dollars financial loss.
Looks like I picked the wrong time to start reading Cormac McCarthy's The Orad!

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