Massive forest and peatland wildfires are causing apocalyptic red and orange skies across Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia

[u/sonicagain]

The fires are tied to intentional land-clearing (forest and peat land) for Palm oil plantations.

Skies have turned bright orange and deep red, with thick, toxic smoke swallowing towns, reducing visibility, and causing a spike in respiratory illnesses.

In Central Kalimantan, air quality has hit "dangerous" levels (with PM2.5 readings soaring past 3,300 in Palangkaraya). Schools in areas like Palangkaraya and Sampit have closed, and residents are urged to stay indoors.

The hazardous haze has drifted into neighboring Malaysia and Singapore, raising broader Southeast Asian environmental and health concerns.

[u/Coffeeisbetta]

Jesus Christ the yellow tint is real

[u/Ok-Stocks → u/Coffeeisbetta]

The fact that this is real is very terrifying.

[u/Exact-Ad-4132 → u/Ok-Stocks]

It's been happening all over the world when there are wildfires nearby.

What's weird is I've only been seeing this phenomenon in the past few years and it's not like wildfires just started happening

[u/Expensive_Taxes → u/Coffeeisbetta]

Imagine waking up and thinking the world is ending, only to realize it's the air you're breathing.

[u/YourTrustySupporter → u/Coffeeisbetta]

Even movies arent that yellow

[u/RobbyLee → u/YourTrustySupporter]

Some are (Breaking Bad. A tv show, but it exists)

[u/Kindly_Difference899]

the worst part is that this isnt an accidental natural disaster. it is man--made destruction that happens year after year, and the local communities are the ones paying the price with their health.

[u/Cullyism → u/Kindly_Difference899]

Yeah, I hate how all the headlines just say “Forest fire” and “Wildfire” which makes it sound like it happened naturally

[u/vigtel → u/Kindly_Difference899]

It's okay, the rest of the world will also pay soon enough.

[u/Affectionate_Air8310 → u/Kindly_Difference899]

Not only the local communities, but also Singapore and Malaysia. Fuck Indonesia🤢

[u/Shankurmom]

For anyone who doesn't know, peat bogs are massive filters of CO2 and filter more per acre than forests. Destroying peatlands will exponentially make climate change worse.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/peatlands-store-carbon-climate-change/

[u/kelsobjammin → u/Shankurmom]

Will definetly make climate change worse* fify

[u/Shankurmom → u/kelsobjammin]

Do you not know what exponentially means?

[u/vigtel → u/Shankurmom]

Never use a long word where a short one will do.

[u/Shankurmom → u/vigtel]

When the short word doesnt emphasize the magnitude of the impact, i will always go for the correct word.

[u/vigtel → u/Shankurmom]

As a non native English speaker, is exponentially here used as an adverb, and would it then be better placed as the second to last word in the sentence for ultimate power?

[u/Few-Guarantee2850 → u/vigtel]

Placing it before the last word sounds a little more natural to my ears, but both work fine and mean the same thing in this context.

[u/StanknBeans → u/vigtel]

You're right, it should be if it was being used properly.

[u/vigtel → u/StanknBeans]

Ultimate Power!

[u/juniorjaw]

If you want to have an idea of how bad it is, open Google Maps and check Wildfire option. It's just red dots all around Indonesia, and it's still live right now.

[u/ElRexet]

I know Mexico when I see it, you can't fool me.

On a more serious note, holy shit it sucks

[u/scuffling]

[u/CzarDM]

At this point, the weather app should just display a cigarette

[u/Davefishkeeper]

Deliberate fires

[u/Geruvah]

So dunno if they know this, but peat bogs do a lot of CO2 capture. They store more than double the carbon of all the world's forests combined, even though they cover 3% of the planet's land surface.

So this is gonna cause a bit of a stir to the climate, no doubt.

[u/psychoxxsurfer → u/Geruvah]

Hey, can we do a reset? I fucking hate this timeline. Why do I keep seeing the most depressing shit happening? Its like humanity is trying to speedrun its extinction

[u/found_the_fuzz]

To add to it, the governor of East Kalimantan, where much of the burning is happening, is in Singapore with his family on holiday. Meanwhile, Indonesian firefighters are desperately trying to keep the situation under control and citizens are unable to work their fields or send their children to school.

[u/stealthisusername98]

[u/Royal-Mechanic3901]

I see Blade Runner 2049.

[u/Lauwietauwie]

Trump would look less orange here

[u/windowpuncher]

Of course it's from fucking palm oil farming.

[u/Critical-Analysis514]

Level 4...

https://giphy.com/gifs/fDirSKJuhGRO9TQJ6Q

[u/aledba]

I feel so sad for the orangutans

[u/bassrooster]

Do it for the rich
Suck it for the rich
Eat it for the rich
Breath it for the rich

The rich elite suck

[u/Awkward_Royal3350]

fucking indonesia

[u/W7ENK]

Yup. Been there, done that, do not recommend.

Oregon, September 2020:

[u/CeilingCricketChirp]

These mfers on scadriel

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[u/VegetableProject4383]

Since it done on purpose and affects other countries at what point is a cause for well more than words directed at the cause

[u/DramaticStability]

Which of the signs of the apocalypse is this again?

[u/Potato_the_second_]

First clip is straight out of Blade Runner, wtf

[u/blazeangel94]

Put a 10 year ban on growing anything on burnt soil. 20 if they do it again on the same soil.

[u/beef_horfun67]

Just remember that they willingly did this to themselves.

[u/ponyponyta]

I wish Singapore will declare war with them because my country sure ain't doing shit about it

[u/CardiologistMobile54]

Using the mexico filter

[u/hansterrrrrr]

If palm oil greed had a colour it would be this.

[u/cyberman0]

Are you sure that's not Trump's Ego?

[u/cloud3321]

The fucked up thing is that all these fires are for data centers. So when the surrounding countries tried to offer fire fighting help, the minister scoffed and rejected, saying they got it under control.

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"Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat said on Wednesday (Oct 13), as the government weighs offers of firefighting help from neighbouring countries before deciding whether to accept them." Indonesia-rejects-disaster-status

"Indonesia has yet to respond to the offer. (as of 10 Oct)" - waiting-indonesias-response-firefighting-aid-offer

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Read as: the fires hasn't burned down enough space (including ancient forest, jungles, endangered species, or even villages - these are worth nothing) for the data centers (who are paying billions).

Once we got the minimum area needed, then we can have the surrounding countries to put out the fires for us.

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The powers that be don't care about their own people nor their neighbors nor the world or future as they will be paid billions by data centers.

These includes: Microsoft, CoreWeave, BDx Data Centers, Princeton Digital Group (PDG), Digital Edge

[u/TheNumberJ420]

silent hill indonesia just dropped

[u/pipi88banana]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1FE1JqHVhhB3h59Ytc

All the palm trees companies CEO and their cronies. Monies is king monies is god.

[u/longkhongdong]

Breaking bad taught me it's Mexico 

[u/soparamens]

Most gringos would think it's Mexico