Evaluating the social and environmental factors behind the 2015 extreme fire event in Sumatra, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Sze, Jocelyne Shimin, Jefferson, Lee, Janice Ser Huay
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Drought; Peat; Science::Chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89743; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49323
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fires in Indonesia release excessive carbon and are exacerbated during drier El Niño years. The recent 2015 fires were affected by an extended drought caused by a strong El Niño event. This led to severe haze conditions across Southeast Asia, resulting in adverse socioeconomic and health impacts. He...