Mongabay: Fires set for land clearing in Indonesia triggered health warnings in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of Malaysia last week, reports the Associated Press. Data from NASA shows dozens of fires burns in and around plantations as well as logged-over forest areas on the island of Sumatra. Haze from the fires pushed the air pollution index above 100, well beyond healthy levels last weekend, but the smoke has since moved northward into Thailand returning air quality to "moderate." Haze typically worsens...
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0622-haze-malaysia.html
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