As weeks-long wildfires persist, a noxious haze is enveloping portions of Indonesia and extending into Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. In certain regions, the haze has exacerbated “acutely unhealthy” pollution to more than 15 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended level, exposing millions of individuals across vast expanses of Southeast Asia.
Several of the ongoing fires in Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo have been burning since mid-July, and they are being exacerbated by a phenomenon known as Super El Niño, which is increasing drought conditions.
Indonesia’s Health Ministry documented more than 50,000 respiratory infections associated with forest and land fires between July and August. Over 12,000 of those cases involve children under the age of five.
Rizma Nur Fatimah, a 19-year-old teaching assistant at a school in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, reported to the BBC that the smog in her classroom had become so dense that she was unable to see her own feet.”The haze still permeated the house, even though everything was closed, she said. “We have been enduring this since my birth. We have nearly accepted the fact that it is the same every year. However, this year is significantly more detrimental.
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