Southeast Asian haze
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The Southeast Asian haze is a fire-related recurrent transboundary air pollution issue. Haze events, where air quality reaches hazardous levels due to high concentrations of airborne particulate matte
A peat fire near the Raja Musa Forest Reserve in Selangor, Malaysia (2013). The fires are below the surface, where the peat is smoldering.
Peat forms under waterlogged conditions in peat swamp forests such as this one in Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia.
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
Southeast Asian haze
…generally is worst between July and October and during El Niño events. Transboundary haze in Southeast Asia has been recorded since 1972 with the 1997 and 2015 events being particularly severe. Industrial-scale slash-and-burn practices to clear land for agricultural purposes are a major cause of the haze…
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
Limited visibility due to smog in Aceh, Sumatra, 24 October 2015
Hazy conditions in Orchard, Singapore during early September 2015
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, inspecting the work in building retention basin to restore peatland moisture and to stop the forest fire in Rimbo Panjang, Riau.