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FOREST, PLANTATION FIRES PRODUCE HAZE IN PEKANBARU
Pekanbaru, Riau, July 5 (ANTARA) - Haze produced by forest and plantation fires covered Pekanbaru, Riau Province, on Sunday.
The haze had affected Pekanbaru since Sunday morning and continued to cover the city until noon. Most of Pekanbaru's residents were forced to drive their vehicles with light on.
"It smells smoke and causes eye irritation," Yuki (30), a local inhabitant, said.
The Pekanbaru meteorological, climatological, and geophysics office (BMKG) reported on Sunday that the haze most likely came from forest and plantation fires occurring in several regions in the province.
According to data from the NOAA 18 satellite monitoring, there were 161 hotspots in Riau, making the province the largest contributor of forest and plantation fires on Sumatra Island which had a total of 277 hotspots, on Sunday.
"The current haze is mostly likely because of 161 hotspots in Riau," BMKG analyst Ardhitama said.
In the morning, the visibility was only 500 meters, and later improved to 1,000 meters.
Meanwhile, on Saturday (July 4), ten out of eleven districts/cities in Riau Province were hit by forest and plantation fires, according to information from the Sultan Syarif Kasim airport's meteorological, climatology, and geophysics station (BMKG) in Pekanbaru.
According to data obtained through NOAA 18 satellite monitoring, there were 80 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires in the ten area.
The affected areas are Rokan Hilir District (with 24 hotspots), Pelalawan and Bengkalis Districts (respectively 11 hotspots), Indragiri Hulu District (nine), Rokan Hulu and Indragiri Hilir Districts (respectively four), Siak District (five), Dumai City (four), Kampar and Kuantan Singingi Districts (respectively two).
Early June 2009, at least ten regions in Riau province also experienced forest and land fires. According to the NOAA satellite 18 monitoring, at least 39 hot spots were detected in the regions.
At the end of May 2009, dry air triggered at least 350 hot spots which were detected on Sumatra Island, including in West Sumatra. ***3***
The haze had affected Pekanbaru since Sunday morning and continued to cover the city until noon. Most of Pekanbaru's residents were forced to drive their vehicles with light on.
"It smells smoke and causes eye irritation," Yuki (30), a local inhabitant, said.
The Pekanbaru meteorological, climatological, and geophysics office (BMKG) reported on Sunday that the haze most likely came from forest and plantation fires occurring in several regions in the province.
According to data from the NOAA 18 satellite monitoring, there were 161 hotspots in Riau, making the province the largest contributor of forest and plantation fires on Sumatra Island which had a total of 277 hotspots, on Sunday.
"The current haze is mostly likely because of 161 hotspots in Riau," BMKG analyst Ardhitama said.
In the morning, the visibility was only 500 meters, and later improved to 1,000 meters.
Meanwhile, on Saturday (July 4), ten out of eleven districts/cities in Riau Province were hit by forest and plantation fires, according to information from the Sultan Syarif Kasim airport's meteorological, climatology, and geophysics station (BMKG) in Pekanbaru.
According to data obtained through NOAA 18 satellite monitoring, there were 80 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires in the ten area.
The affected areas are Rokan Hilir District (with 24 hotspots), Pelalawan and Bengkalis Districts (respectively 11 hotspots), Indragiri Hulu District (nine), Rokan Hulu and Indragiri Hilir Districts (respectively four), Siak District (five), Dumai City (four), Kampar and Kuantan Singingi Districts (respectively two).
Early June 2009, at least ten regions in Riau province also experienced forest and land fires. According to the NOAA satellite 18 monitoring, at least 39 hot spots were detected in the regions.
At the end of May 2009, dry air triggered at least 350 hot spots which were detected on Sumatra Island, including in West Sumatra. ***3***
