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satellite image of forest fires

Indonesian fires responsible for 100,000 deaths

Geoff Ebbs /27 September, 2016

Indonesian agribusiness interests are responsible for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths from the after effects of smoke from last year’s forest fires, according to a report released by Harvard University this week. This time last year, the smoke haze from the fires blanketed South East Asia, diverting aircraft and causing illness in countries from Continue Reading →