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"If this technology is considered effective, does not cost too much and can be applied across Indonesia, then why not?" new Indonesia disaster agency head Kristomei Sianturi said.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesian firefighters, locals battle forest fires in South Sumatra
Firefighters and local residents mobilized Friday, October 23, to block forest fires from reaching residential areas in Indonesia's South Sumatra province. The blazes erupted in the Sematang Borang ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia’s wildfire-hit South Sumatra
PALEMBANG, Indonesia—Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra, the province with the highest number of wildfire hot spots, turned to spiritual measures on Tuesday as huge blazes in central and western ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesia drops 2.4 tonnes of dry ice over South Sumatra to tackle haze
JAKARTA: Indonesia has deployed 2.4 tonnes of dry ice over South Sumatra provice on Sumatra island in a bid to disperse thick haze from forest and land fires.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesia focuses firefighting on South Sumatra, central Kalimantan
Indonesia is focusing firefighting operations on South Sumatra and Central Kalimantan, with 61 aircraft on standby as forest and land fire hotspots remain high or increase in some areas despite a ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesian Authorities Deploy Dry Ice To Disperse Thick Haze Over South Sumatra
Indonesian disaster management authorities have launched aerial operations using tonnes of dry ice to disperse thick haze originating from forest and peatland fires across South Sumatra Indonesia's ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Deadly gold rush continues as latest landslide kills four in Sumatra
Four gold miners were killed after a hillside in the Jorong Jujutan forest of Sumatra’s South Solok district gave way in the early hours of Oct. 6. The landslide marked the latest fatalities in the so ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesia to Trial Dry Ice to Tackle Haze in South Sumatra
This trial of dry ice dispersal is being conducted under the President's direct instruction to help tackle the haze in South Sumatra. We will first observe the results, and if ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Sumatra citizen lawsuit seeks accountability for haze-causing fires
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesian wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings in Sulawesi
While Sumatra and Borneo are the worst affected, fires have also spread to Sulawesi, where limestone caves house art as old as 67,000 years The world's oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: More schools close in Indonesia due to worsening haze from forest fires
PALEMBANG, Indonesia — Schools in the capital of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province switched to remote learning Wednesday as worsening haze from forest and peatland fires pushed air pollution to ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesia deploys 2.4 tonnes of dry ice in trial to disperse haze over South Sumatra
Indonesia has deployed a total of 2.4 tonnes of dry ice over South Sumatra in a two-day weather modification operation aimed at dispersing thick haze caused by forest and land fires.