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Malaysia declares emergency as Indonesia smoke pollution thickens

2013-06-23 06:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Malaysia declared a state of emergency in two parts of the southern state of Johor on Sunday, as smoke from land-clearing fires in Indonesia pushed air pollution above the level considered hazardous. The illegal burning of forests and other land on Indonesia's Sumatra island, to the west of peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, to clear space for palm oil plantations is a chronic problem during the June-September dry season. The "haze" caused by fires in Riau province on Sumatra has also shrouded...

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