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SE Asia haze 'could last until year-end'
2015-10-19 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The haze suffocating Southeast Asia could last for another month, Malaysia's environment minister warned Monday, while a forestry expert said it could even take until year-end to clear the air. Indonesia earlier this month agreed to accept international help after failing for weeks to douse fires from slash-and-burn farming that have shrouded angry neighbours Malaysia and Singapore in smoke. But Malaysian Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said those efforts...
Indonesia's costly haze problem
2015-10-12 13:47:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Indonesia finally takes a stance against companies that pollute
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ASEAN Agreement on Haze? As Clear as Smoke
2015-10-10 22:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: A regional agreement on managing transboundary haze caused by fires raging in Indonesia's forests and peatlands appears all but buried in the embers of frustration of its neighbouring countries. Nearby Singapore and Malaysia, apart from eastern Indonesia, have been hardest hit by the haze, which has been sending air pollution indices soaring to unhealthy levels for more than a month now. In recent days, the winds have blown the haze to southern Thailand as well. In parts of Southeast Asia,...
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SE Asia seeks new strategy fight slash and burn haze problem
2015-10-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Irrawaddy: As a blanket of haze, caused by thick smoke from forest fires in Indonesia, covers parts of Southeast Asia, the region is struggling to find an effective response to the problem, experts said. The haze has caused health problems, flight delays and school closures across Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in what has become an annual ordeal that has defied attempts by governments, businesses and green groups to tackle it. At the heart of the problem are palm oil plantation owners, who use cheap...
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PNNL team details role of NOx in formation of urban brown haze
2015-09-29 16:55:36| Green Car Congress
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