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2019 Southeast Asian haze, the Glossary

A trans-national air pollution crisis affected several countries in Southeast Asia from February to September 2019, including Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[1]

Air pollution

Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.

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Air Pollution Index

The Air Pollution Index (API; Indeks Pencemaran Udara) is a simple and generalized way to describe the air quality, which is used in Malaysia. 2019 Southeast Asian haze and air Pollution Index are environment of Malaysia and southeast Asian haze.

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ASEAN

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia.

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ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

The ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution is a legally binding environmental agreement signed in 2002 by the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to reduce haze pollution in Southeast Asia. 2019 Southeast Asian haze and ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution are southeast Asian haze.

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Borneo

Borneo (also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of.

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Borneo Bulletin

The Borneo Bulletin is a daily English-language newspaper in Brunei.

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Brunei

Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.

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Canadair CL-415

The Canadair CL-415 (Super Scooper, later Bombardier 415) and the De Havilland Canada DHC-515 are a series of amphibious aircraft built originally by Canadair and subsequently by Bombardier and De Havilland Canada.

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Cebu City

Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu (Dakbayan sa Sugbo; Dakbanwa sang Cebu; Lungsod ng Cebu), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

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Chain of custody

Chain of custody (CoC), in legal contexts, is the chronological documentation or paper trail that records the sequence of custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of materials, including physical or electronic evidence.

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Chiang Mai province

Chiang Mai is the second largest Province (changwat) of Thailand.

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Chiang Rai province

Chiang Rai (เชียงราย,; ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ เจียงฮาย) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces, which lies in upper northern Thailand and is Thailand's northernmost province.

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CNN Philippines

CNN Philippines was a Philippine free-to-air television network owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN), under license from Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific.

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Davao City

Davao City, officially the City of Davao (Dakbayan sa Dabaw; Dakbanwa sang Davao; Lungsod ng Dabaw), is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines.

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Douglas Uggah Embas

Douglas Uggah Embas (born 28 July 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Premier of Sarawak since 2016.

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Dry season

The dry season was a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics.

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Firefly (airline)

Firefly (stylised as firefly) is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines that offers flights within Malaysia, as well as to Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand.

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General Santos

General Santos, officially the City of General Santos, and abbreviated as GenSan, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Soccsksargen, Philippines.

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Haze

Haze is traditionally an atmospheric phenomenon in which dust, smoke, and other dry particulates suspended in air obscure visibility and the clarity of the sky.

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Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly referred to by its former name Saigon (Sài Gòn), is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 10 million in 2023.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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Indonesian National Armed Forces

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (lit; abbreviated as TNI) are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia.

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Indonesian National Police

The Indonesian National Police (The State Police of the Republic of Indonesia, abbreviated as POLRI) is the national law enforcement and police force of the Republic of Indonesia.

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Johor

Johor (also spelled Johore or historically, Jahore) is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula.

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Joko Widodo

Joko Widodo (born Mulyono, 21 June 1961), popularly known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the seventh president of Indonesia.

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Kalimantan

Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo.

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Klang (city)

Klang or Kelang, officially Royal City of Klang (Bandaraya Diraja Klang), is a city, royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia.

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Koronadal

Koronadal, officially the City of Koronadal (Dakbanwa sang Koronadal; Dakbayan sa Koronadal; Maguindanaon: Kuta nu Kurunadal, Jawi: كوت نو كوروندل; Lungsod ng Koronadal), also known as Marbel, is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of South Cotabato, Philippines.

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Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur; 吉隆坡联邦直辖区; கோலாலம்பூர் கூட்டரசு பிரதேசம்) and colloquially referred to as KL, is a federal territory and the capital city of Malaysia.

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Kuching

Kuching, officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.

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Lampang province

Lampang (ลำปาง,; Northern Thai) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), lies in upper northern Thailand.

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Lamphun province

Lamphun (ลำพูน,; Northern Thai: หละปูน) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), and lies in upper northern Thailand.

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Mae Hong Son province

Mae Hong Son province (Burmese: မဲဟောင်ဆောင်; แม่ฮ่องสอน,; Northern Thai:; Shan: မႄႈႁွင်ႈသွၼ်; formerly called Mae Rong Son), also spelled Maehongson, Mae Hong Sorn or Maehongsorn, is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat).

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Abbr.; MMEA; Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia – APMM; Jawi); formally known as Malaysia Coast Guard for international identification, is the coast guard organisation of Malaysia, and principal government agency tasked with maintaining law and order, and coordinating search and rescue operations in the Malaysian Maritime Zone and on the high seas.

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Mindanao

Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.

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Ministry of Defence (Singapore)

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF; Kementerian Pertahanan; 新加坡國防部; தற்காப்பு அமைச்சு) is a ministry under the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the national defence of Singapore.

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Ministry of Education (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Education (Kementerian Pendidikan; Jawi) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for education system, compulsory education, pre-tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), curriculum standard, textbook, standardised test, language policy, translation, selective school, comprehensive school.

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Ministry of Education (Singapore)

The Ministry of Education (MOE; Kementerian Pendidikan; 教育部; கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the education in Singapore.

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Ministry of Health (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesihatan; abbreviated MOH; Jawi) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for health system: health behaviour, cancer, public health, health management, medical research, health systems research, respiratory medicine, health promotion, healthcare tourism, medical device, blood collection, leprosy control, clinical research, health care, dental care, health institution, laboratory, pharmaceutical, patient safety.

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Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Innovatif), abbreviated MOSTI, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia.

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Miri

Miri (Jawi) is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo.

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Muar (town)

Muar (Muarian dialect: Muo; Jawi: موار) or Bandar Maharani, is a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat province

Nakhon Si Thammarat province (จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช) is a province (changwat) of Thailand, on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand.

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Nan province

Nan (น่าน,; Northern Thai) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat), and lies in upper northern Thailand.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure

The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (Disaster Countermeasure National Agency), abbreviated as BNPB, is the Indonesian board for natural disaster affairs.

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National Environment Agency

National Environment Agency (NEA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment of the Government of Singapore.

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Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Nogori Sombilan, Nismilan), historically spelled as Negri Sembilan, is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

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Pahang

Pahang (Jawi: ڤهڠ, Pahang Hulu Malay: Paha, Pahang Hilir Malay: Pahaeng, Ulu Tembeling Malay: Pahaq), officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific Darul Makmur (Jawi: دار المعمور, "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and a federal state of Malaysia.

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Palm oil

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms.

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Peat

Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter.

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Peatland

A peatland is a type of wetland whose soils consist of organic matter from decaying plants, forming layers of peat.

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Penang

Penang (Pulau Pinang) is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca.

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Phayao province

Phayao (พะเยา,; Northern Thai) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat) lies in upper northern Thailand.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Phrae province

Phrae (แพร่;; Northern Thai: แป้) is one of Thailand's seventy-six Provinces (changwat) lies in upper northern Thailand.

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Phuket (city)

Phuket (or ภูเก็ต) is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand, and the capital of Phuket province.

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Plantation

Plantations are farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on.

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Pollutant Standards Index

The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) is a type of air quality index used in Singapore, which is a number used to indicate the level of pollutants in air. 2019 Southeast Asian haze and pollutant Standards Index are environment of Malaysia, environment of Singapore and southeast Asian haze.

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Pontian District

Pontian District (Daerah Pontian) is a district located in southwest part of the Malaysian state of Johor.

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Primary School Leaving Examination

The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) (Malay: Peperiksaan Tamat Sekolah Rendah) is a national examination in Singapore that is administered by the Ministry of Education and taken by all students near the end of their sixth year in primary school before they move on to secondary school.

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Putrajaya

Putrajaya, officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya; Jawi), is the administrative centre of Malaysia.

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Respirator

A respirator is a device designed to protect the wearer from inhaling hazardous atmospheres including lead fumes, vapours, gases and particulate matter such as dusts and airborne pathogens such as viruses.

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Riau

Riau (Jawi) is a province of Indonesia.

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Rompin District

The Rompin District is a district located in the southeastern corner of Pahang, Malaysia.

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Sarawak

Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.

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Selangor

Selangor, also known by the Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia.

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Seletar Airport

Seletar Airport is a civilian international airport serving the north-east region of Singapore.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Singapore Grand Prix

The Singapore Grand Prix is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship.

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Slash-and-burn

Slash-and-burn agriculture is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden.

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Smallholding

A smallholding or smallholder is a small farm operating under a small-scale agriculture model.

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Smog

Smog, or smoke fog, is a type of intense air pollution.

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South Sumatra

South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia, located in the southeast of the island of Sumatra.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.

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Southeast Asian haze

The Southeast Asian haze is a fire-related recurrent transboundary air pollution issue. 2019 Southeast Asian haze and Southeast Asian haze are Environmental disasters in Asia and Environmental issues in Thailand.

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Sport Singapore

Sport Singapore (SportSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of the Government of Singapore.

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Spotify

Spotify is a Swedish audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.

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Sumatra

Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.

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Tak province

Tak (ตาก) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat) and lies in lower northern Thailand.

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Tangkak

Tangkak (Jawi: تڠكق) is a town and the capital of Tangkak District in Johor, Malaysia.

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Thai baht

The baht (บาท,; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust.

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Tupi, South Cotabato

Tupi, officially the Municipality of Tupi (Banwa sang Tupi; Lungsod sa Tupi; Bayan ng Tupi; Inged nu Tupi, Jawi: ايڠد نو توڤي), is a 1st class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines.

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Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.

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Visayas

The Visayas, or the Visayan Islands (Visayan: Kabisay-an,; Filipino: Kabisayaan), are one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao.

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West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia.

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Wildfire

A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.

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2015 Southeast Asian haze

The 2015 Southeast Asian haze was an air pollution crisis affecting several countries in Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Indonesia (especially its islands of Sumatra and Borneo), Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines. 2019 Southeast Asian haze and 2015 Southeast Asian haze are environment of Brunei, environment of Singapore, environment of Vietnam, Environmental disasters in Asia, Environmental issues in Thailand, fires in Indonesia, health in Singapore and southeast Asian haze.

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2016 Southeast Asian haze

The 2016 Southeast Asian Haze was a transnational haze crisis which is a recurring problem with transboundary air pollution brought on by fires. 2019 Southeast Asian haze and 2016 Southeast Asian haze are environment of Malaysia, environment of Singapore, Environmental disasters in Asia, fires in Indonesia, fires in Malaysia, health in Singapore and southeast Asian haze.

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2019 Vietnam forest fires

Since mid-June, fires have been reported in Nghệ An Province with several more occurring in the communes of Hương Trà and Hương Thủy in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế that have spread across over of pine and acacia trees. 2019 Southeast Asian haze and 2019 Vietnam forest fires are 2019 wildfires, environment of Vietnam and fires in Vietnam.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Southeast_Asian_haze

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2019 Southeast Asian haze, the Glossary

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See also

2019 disasters in Asia

2019 in Brunei

2019 in Indonesia

2019 in Malaysia

2019 in Singapore

2019 in Southeast Asia

2019 in Thailand

2019 in Vietnam

2019 in the environment

2019 wildfires

Environment of Brunei

Environment of Malaysia

Environment of Singapore

Environment of Vietnam

Environment of the Philippines

Environmental disasters in Asia

Environmental issues in Thailand

Fires in Indonesia

Fires in Malaysia

Fires in Singapore

Fires in Thailand

Fires in Vietnam

Fires in the Philippines

Health in Singapore

Southeast Asian haze

References