Haze and smoke from peat fires contain a complex mixture of pollutants that pose serious health risks to the human body. Among these are tiny microparticles which can penetrate deep into the lungs and, in some cases, enter the bloodstream, causing inflammation, chronic lung diseases and increased risk of premature death. Another concern is the
A thick orange smog has descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya. Witnesses captured videos of the haze washing over the Kalimantan region not far from where wildfires continue to burn. The ISPU air pollution index exceeded 1,200, according to data from the national environment ministry, four times higher than the “hazardous” level of
A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn. Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled “acutely unhealthy” pollution more than 15 times the World
