The rise of the air purifier industry
rain in indonesia dampens forest fires that spread toxic haze
by：Yovog
2023-09-24
JAKARTA, Indonesia-
Due to heavy rainfall, Indonesia may have turned a profit in fighting massive forest fires that have covered much of Southeast Asia in toxic smoke, but a senior government minister said on Wednesday that, more rain is needed in the next few days to control the fire.
Heavy rain on Tuesday night in Sumatra and garimantan-
The forest fire has been raging for weeks, making thousands of people feel sick.
Luhut B says the scale and number of fires have been greatly reduced.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, panjitan.
\"I hope we have turned things around,\" he said in an interview . \".
\"If the rain continues for the next five days, we will have passed.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia\'s National Disaster Administration, said visibility and air quality in affected areas have improved since Monday.
Due to heavy rain, satellite images showed that the number of \"hot spots\" in areas with severe forest fires decreased from 291 on Monday to 1,578 on Wednesday, he said.
\"It\'s important.
It\'s much better now, \"he said ,\".
But he added that air quality in some affected areas is still considered \"unhealthy\", Sutopo said \".
Some scientists are worried that fires and smog will continue until the end of the year.
The crisis began in late August when a fire broke out to clean up palm oil plantations and other agricultural uses.
According to scientists, while this has been happening for decades, the particularly long dry season this year, coupled with the effects of El Nino, has the potential to make fires and smog the worst ever. Mr.
Lu Hute, who was appointed by Indonesia\'s president to oversee the crisis, said it is expected that in the next few days, more rain will occur in southern Sumatra and most parts of garimantan, although not every day, also known as Indonesia\'s Borneo.
\"It\'s too early to say, but if it rains again tomorrow and the next day, then 75% of the fires will stop,\" he said . \".
17 civilians in Indonesia have died of respiratory diseases caused by smog, and a firefighter has died in an accident. Luhut said.
Indonesia sent 2,000 army soldiers and 500 police officers to Sumatra and garimantan to help local firefighters put out the fire.
The government is also using water and fire prevention agents from aircraft and helicopters.
Indonesian President Joko wi has shortened his official visit to the United States by one day this week so he can return home to visit the affected areas.
He plans to visit South Sumatra province on Thursday.
With better visibility on Wednesday morning at Palangkaraya, the central provincial capital of garimantan province, and Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra, fire and commercial aircraft were able to land, and flights were canceled for several days. Luhut said.
The Indonesian government has set up shelters with air purifiers for families with babies who want to leave their homes for health reasons. Mr.
In Sumatra, less than 100 people accepted the offer, and on Wednesday, there were no new arrivals in the shelter there or garrimandan, luhute said.
In the first few weeks of the crisis, Indonesia was criticized by its neighbors, including Singapore and Malaysia, where parts of the country, as well as southern Thailand and southern Philippines, were shrouded in smog.
When asked if the Indonesian government did not deal with it a few weeks before the crisis broke out,
Lu Hute said that the country\'s \"one mistake\" was to approve the palm oil concession on the 14 th.
Over the past decade, there have been 8 million acres of peatland, which, when drained and burned to clean up agricultural land, emits a lot of carbon dioxide into the air.
Due to heavy rainfall, Indonesia may have turned a profit in fighting massive forest fires that have covered much of Southeast Asia in toxic smoke, but a senior government minister said on Wednesday that, more rain is needed in the next few days to control the fire.
Heavy rain on Tuesday night in Sumatra and garimantan-
The forest fire has been raging for weeks, making thousands of people feel sick.
Luhut B says the scale and number of fires have been greatly reduced.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, panjitan.
\"I hope we have turned things around,\" he said in an interview . \".
\"If the rain continues for the next five days, we will have passed.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia\'s National Disaster Administration, said visibility and air quality in affected areas have improved since Monday.
Due to heavy rain, satellite images showed that the number of \"hot spots\" in areas with severe forest fires decreased from 291 on Monday to 1,578 on Wednesday, he said.
\"It\'s important.
It\'s much better now, \"he said ,\".
But he added that air quality in some affected areas is still considered \"unhealthy\", Sutopo said \".
Some scientists are worried that fires and smog will continue until the end of the year.
The crisis began in late August when a fire broke out to clean up palm oil plantations and other agricultural uses.
According to scientists, while this has been happening for decades, the particularly long dry season this year, coupled with the effects of El Nino, has the potential to make fires and smog the worst ever. Mr.
Lu Hute, who was appointed by Indonesia\'s president to oversee the crisis, said it is expected that in the next few days, more rain will occur in southern Sumatra and most parts of garimantan, although not every day, also known as Indonesia\'s Borneo.
\"It\'s too early to say, but if it rains again tomorrow and the next day, then 75% of the fires will stop,\" he said . \".
17 civilians in Indonesia have died of respiratory diseases caused by smog, and a firefighter has died in an accident. Luhut said.
Indonesia sent 2,000 army soldiers and 500 police officers to Sumatra and garimantan to help local firefighters put out the fire.
The government is also using water and fire prevention agents from aircraft and helicopters.
Indonesian President Joko wi has shortened his official visit to the United States by one day this week so he can return home to visit the affected areas.
He plans to visit South Sumatra province on Thursday.
With better visibility on Wednesday morning at Palangkaraya, the central provincial capital of garimantan province, and Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra, fire and commercial aircraft were able to land, and flights were canceled for several days. Luhut said.
The Indonesian government has set up shelters with air purifiers for families with babies who want to leave their homes for health reasons. Mr.
In Sumatra, less than 100 people accepted the offer, and on Wednesday, there were no new arrivals in the shelter there or garrimandan, luhute said.
In the first few weeks of the crisis, Indonesia was criticized by its neighbors, including Singapore and Malaysia, where parts of the country, as well as southern Thailand and southern Philippines, were shrouded in smog.
When asked if the Indonesian government did not deal with it a few weeks before the crisis broke out,
Lu Hute said that the country\'s \"one mistake\" was to approve the palm oil concession on the 14 th.
Over the past decade, there have been 8 million acres of peatland, which, when drained and burned to clean up agricultural land, emits a lot of carbon dioxide into the air.
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