- El Nino is causing hotter and drier conditions in Indonesia, leading to haze risk assessments shared by Indonesia and Singapore.
- Due to El Niño, multiple Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, are facing potential haze risks driven by hotter and drier conditions.
Land and forest fires caused by agroforestry practices are choking the region, leading to shared exposure to haze from regional fires.
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Updated Aug 26
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What happened
Land and forest fires caused by agroforestry practices are choking the region, leading to shared exposure to haze from regional fires.
Who's involved
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Part of
Due to El Niño, multiple Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, are facing potential haze risks driven by hotter and drier conditions.Also in this story
- Wildfires are causing transboundary haze across the region, with conditions worsened by El Nino.
- El Nino and low rainfall raise fire risk in Malaysia.
- Drought and fires are increasing trans-boundary haze risk in Kalimantan, driven by El Nino conditions, affecting regional stability.
- Haze risk rises due to fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, leading to political questioning regarding the situation in Singapore.
The entities involved
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Indonesia
island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
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Singapore
sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia
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Malaysia
country in Southeast Asia
Related events
- Haze originating from fires in Indonesia is reported to be affecting neighboring countries, including the Philippines and Malaysia.
- Haze from Indonesian forest fires is affecting air quality across multiple regions in the Philippines, prompting agency monitoring.
- Cross-border haze from Indonesian fires is currently impacting towns in Malaysia, exacerbated by El Nino conditions.
- Smoke haze from fires affects air quality in Singapore, fueled by El Nino in Kalimantan.
- Wildfires and peatland fires are affecting protected forest areas in Buleleng and Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.