Indonesia's Plague of Fire

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Ingredients for an environmental nightmare: late monsoon rains; the use of fire to clear land, practiced here by a farmer in ...
Traffic gropes through a veil of toxic haze in Palembang on the island of Sumatra. On this morning in late October 1997, the ...
The lofty lights of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, dim under a cloud of smoke blown in from the forests of Borneo and...
A shipment of surgical masks reached Jambi, Sumatra, but such masks provide little protection against particle-laden haze.
With local health clinics overflowing with patients complaining of breathing difficulties, two weekend soccer teams play as i...
A ravaged piece of rain forest in Kalimantan, leveled by loggers months earlier, becomes the new home of Dayak farmer Abdur R...
As estimated 8,000 square miles of land burned - an area as large as New Jersey - Indonesian officials looked for scapegoats....
When clear-cutting stops, debris burning begins, as loggers in Kalimantan finish off remnants of rain forest to make way for ...
Rows of oil palms start off fast in a 30,000-acre tree farm wrested from Sumatran jungle. But drought and haze-reduced levels...
Spearheading the international response, a C-130 Hercules from Wyoming Air National Guard unleashes a 3,000-gallon water barr...
Despite roadside prohibitions and grim pollution alerts, schoolchildren in Kalimantan learn that fire is the handiest tool fo...
Despite roadside prohibitions and grim pollution alerts, schoolchildren in Kalimantan learn that fire is the handiest tool fo...
A man rides in the opposite direction of a burning bush.
Fires continue to burn into the late hours of the night.
The Indonesia Plague of Fire was caused by farmers using the slash and burn technique.
Long term health effects were derived from the Indonesian Plague of Fire.
The World Wildlife Fund deemed Indonesia's Plague of Fire as a "planetary disaster."
Indonesia's Plague of Fire not only destroyed thousands of forests, but affected the economics of the country.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Two boys throw an unwanted item into a fire pit after the devastation of Indonesia's Plague of Fire.
A woman shows her true emotion after Indonesia's Plague of Fire.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
The haze makes the palm trees more difficult to see than if it were a clear day.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
The aftermath of the Plague of Fire displays a vast landscape of destruction.
People plant seeds to rebuild the farmland that was taken from them during the Plague of Fire.
People plant seeds to rebuild the farmland that was taken from them during the Plague of Fire.
Sprouting seeds begin to grow in Indonesia's rich soil.
Indonesia's Plague of Fire destroyed a countless amount of homes and devastated the lives of thousands.
Civilians lost all of their crops during the catastrophic event of Indonesia's Plague of Fire.
Thousands of palm trees are planted to regrow what was lost in Indonesia's Plague of Fire.
Men plant new palm trees after the devastating fires that plagued Indonesia.
Jungles are a common residence to wildlife in Indonesia.
Pomegranates are native to Southeast Asia as well as the Middle East, the Mediterranean Basin among others.
Orangutans are some of the most intelligent species of primates.
Tigers are orangutans primary predator, but are also hunted by clouded leopards, wild dogs and crocodiles.
Orangutan's eat mostly fruit, but are also accustom to eating insects, bark and bird eggs.
Orangutans tend to travel in small groups as well as traveling alone.
Orangutans spend most of their days feeding, resting and traveling which usually takes place in trees.
Elephants are a common form of transportation in the jungles of Indonesia.
Elephants are a common form of transportation in the jungles of Indonesia.
Elephants weigh between approximately 4,400 and 8,800 pounds.