- 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.
- Drought and fires are increasing trans-boundary haze risk in Kalimantan, driven by El Nino conditions, affecting regional stability.
- Intensifying dry season and fire risk in Borneo provinces, leading to haze affecting air quality in Sarawak.
Smoke from Indonesian fires drifts into Sabah and haze affects Sarawak due to governance failure.
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Updated Sep 7
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What happened
Smoke from Indonesian fires drifts into Sabah and haze affects Sarawak due to governance failure.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Haze from forest fires impacted regional air quality in Sarawak, a state of Malaysia.Sub-event
Haze from Indonesian fires impacts Sabah and Sarawak, highlighting governance issues.1 source
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Intensifying dry season and fire risk in Borneo provinces, leading to haze affecting air quality in Sarawak.Also in this story
- Indonesia's government is managing severe wildfire season and fires on the island of Borneo.
- Cross-border haze from Indonesian fires is currently impacting towns in Malaysia, exacerbated by El Nino conditions.
- El Nino causes drier conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
The entities involved
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Sabah
Malaysian state
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Indonesia
island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
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Sarawak
state in Malaysia
Related events
- Haze from fires in Indonesia is impacting air quality and causing issues in Singapore and Malaysia.
- Wildfires raged on Borneo island, spewing putrid haze that spread across the region.
- Haze originating from fires in Indonesia is reported to be affecting neighboring countries, including the Philippines and Malaysia.
- Haze from Indonesian fires reaches the Philippines.
- Forest fires are producing toxic haze that is affecting the air quality in Metro Cebu.