“Southeast Asia's haze crisis: A 'crime against humanity'”, 29 Oct 2015

Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are choking under a thick haze of wildfire smoke caused by the annual burning of land for the production of pulp, paper and palm oil on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. The haze is so bad it's been described by the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) as a "crime against humanity." Schools are closed, transport disrupted and half a million cases of acute respiratory infection have been recorded since July. The annual burning churns out thick smoke across parts of Southeast Asia, but this summer's haze is the worst it's been for 20 years…