Interesting article on Indonesia Forest Fires -

[Andy_T]

Interesting article by George Montbiot, he identifies the forest fires currently raging in Indonesia as the worst ecological catastrophe of the 21st century (so far)

Nothing to See Here | George Monbiot

I must confess that while I am very close to this catastrophe, it has been out of the public eye recently, as the wind seems to have turned and we do not get the same amount of haze in Malaysia any more since last week.

However, it seems the problem is far from over

 

[Moll Flanders]

Very informative and shocking, thanks for posting. Why isn't this getting more media attention?

Indonesia's forest fires threaten a third of world's wild orangutans | Environment | The Guardian
Indonesian Forest Fires Have Been Burning Since August
4 ways to STOP Indonesia's forest fires | Greenpeace International

 

[Second Summer]

Are urbanites in general too far removed from nature to really appreciate what is happening?

 

[Second Summer]

4 ways to STOP Indonesia's forest fires | Greenpeace International

That link doesn't seem to work any more, but I found this other one which is presumably the same thing:
4 Ways to Stop Indonesia’s Forest Fires

 

[Andy_T]

Are urbanites in general too far removed from nature to really appreciate what is happening?

I think it is more that people who are geographically removed from the catastrophe do not see what is happening.

In Kuala Lumpur, where I live, it was looking like this 2 weeks ago:

This was the situation in mid September.

This made it a bit more measurable for us...

Luckily it has now cleared up, and I do hope that this is due to improvement at the source, and not just the wind turning.

Best regards,
Andy

 

[ledboots]

^ I read once that news organizations report by the closest events geographically. For example, a restaurant fire with no injuries made the top story on our local tv news. Southeast Asian devastating fires?'Not mentioned.