Illegal Fires Set in Indonesia Cause Smog Problem (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Illegal Fires Set in Indonesia Cause Smog Problem

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Widespread wildfires are lighting up Indonesia, but these fires were not started accidentally. These fires were set deliberately to clear land for palm oil companies.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC. Caption by Lynn Jenner with information from the Huffington Post and The Independent

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