2015 Southeast Asian haze

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The 2015 Southeast Asian haze was an air pollution crisis affecting several countries in Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines.

A collage showing various landmarks in the haze. Top: An-Nur Great Mosque, Pekanbaru, Indonesia Bottom-left: Darussalam Grand Mosque Palangkaraya, Indonesia Bottom-right: Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore

A NASA satellite image showing the extent of the haze on 24 September 2015.

Limited visibility due to smog in Aceh, Sumatra, 24 October 2015

Hazy conditions in Orchard, Singapore during early September 2015

Borneo

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Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.

Rich marine life off the coast of Borneo, in the Sulu Sea

Lake Sentarum, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan

The critically endangered Bornean orangutan, a great ape endemic to Borneo

NASA satellite image of Borneo on 19 May 2002