BORNEO sinks in the SMOG: Toxic smoke swallows entire cities! Burn slashes suffocate residents!
SMOKING HEALTH BORNEO: Toxic smoke swallows entire cities! Burn slashes suffocate residents! On the Indonesian island of Borneo, peat fires and slash-and-burn during the dry season lead to extreme smoke and particulate matter pollution. Particularly affected is the province of Central Kalimantan, where the visibility sometimes falls to a few dozen meters. Fires are often laid to gain land for palm oil plantations. In the deep peat floors, the fires continue to smolder underground and release large amounts of pollutants. The burden endangers the health of hundreds of thousands...
SMOKING HEALTH BORNEO: Toxic smoke swallows entire cities! Burn slashes suffocate residents! On the Indonesian island of Borneo, peat fires and slash-and-burn during the dry season lead to extreme smoke and particulate matter pollution. Particularly affected is the province of Central Kalimantan, where the visibility sometimes falls to a few dozen meters. Fires are often laid to gain land for palm oil plantations. In the deep peat floors, the fires continue to smolder underground and release large amounts of pollutants. The burden puts the health of hundreds of thousands of people at risk. Only persistent monsoon rains can erase the deep-seated sparkling nests.
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