World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Smoke from Kalimantan fires detected above Jakarta
Smoke from fires in Kalimantan was detected above Jakarta on Oct.
16, Indonesia’s weather agency said.
Satellite images also showed smoke over parts of Banten and West Java.
The smoke was about 2km to 3km above the ground.
The agency said it had not reached ground level.
The fires involve forest and land in Kalimantan, an Indonesian region where blazes are part of wider fires across the country.
Firefighting efforts are struggling to contain the blazes.
The agency gave no further details on what happens next.
Indonesia’s weather agency said smoke from forest and land fires in Kalimantan had been detected in the atmosphere above Jakarta.
The smoke had not reached ground level, the agency said on Oct 16.
Satellite imagery showed smoke across parts of Banten, Jakarta and West Java.
The smoke was detected about 2km to 3km above the ground.
Firefighting efforts were struggling to contain blazes across Indonesia.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported the smoke detection.
- What
- Smoke from forest and land fires in Kalimantan was detected above Jakarta, but had not reached ground level.
- When
- Oct 16; the satellite image was captured at 8am local time.
- Where
- The smoke was detected above parts of Banten, Jakarta and West Java.
- Why
- Forest and land fires in Kalimantan produced the smoke.
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Himawari-9 satellite imagery captured smoke spreading across parts of Banten, Jakarta and West Java.
BMKG said the smoke was detected at about 2km to 3km above ground and had not reached ground level.
- Source of smoke
- Forest and land fires in Kalimantan
- Detection altitude
- Around 2km to 3km above ground
- Areas shown in satellite imagery
- Parts of Banten, Jakarta and West Java
- Satellite
- Himawari-9
- Image capture time
- 8am local time, Oct 16