KOTA BARU: The haze that is currently affecting the country is caused by peat fires and open burning, says Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
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Research found more than 3.11 million hectares of land burned in 2019 across Indonesia’s 34 provinces, nearly double the official estimate of 1.64 million hectares.
Ice on fire: first wildfires are registered around the world’s Pole of Cold in Yakutia
04 May 2021
Could burning ground in an area as extremely cold as Oymyakon be caused by zombie fires?
1 May 2021 wildfire south of Oymyakon (Yakutia), the coldest inhabited settlement on Earth. Picture: Pierre Markuse
The air temperature in the Oymyakon district of Yakutia is still negative at nights, with daytime just about climbing over 1C.
Snow is beginning to melt, but rivers are still locked in ice for at least a couple weeks more - which is completely normal for Oymyakon, the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on Earth.
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