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Indonesian wildfire haze chokes Southeast Asian cities
Smog from Indonesia's peatland fires has blanketed Southeast Asia, pushing air quality to hazardous levels from Malaysia to the Philippines.
Every Pollution story tagged Landfill and dumpsite fires.

Smog from Indonesia's peatland fires has blanketed Southeast Asia, pushing air quality to hazardous levels from Malaysia to the Philippines.

A CREA analysis finds air pollution caused 3,700 deaths in Indonesia's 15 most impacted provinces in August 2026.

A think tank warns climate change is worsening transboundary haze from Indonesian fires in Southeast Asia, with smoke recently reaching the Philippines.