The light haze currently blanketing

The light haze currently blanketing Dumai and several other cities in Riau, namely Bengkalis, Pelalawan, Pekanbaru and Rokan Hilir, was caused by land and forest fires both from areas within Riau and from other provinces, according to the head of the Riau Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), Edwar Sanger.

“Land and forest fires have also occurred in Jambi and South Sumatra. Riau is receiving smoke from those two provinces, as winds are currently blowing from south to north,” said Edwar.

A land and forest fire post at Roesmin Nurjadin Airport in Pekanbaru, he said, had continued to extinguish fire spots through land operations and weather modification technology.

“While it is still in the medium category, the air quality in Riau has begun to worsen; therefore, our task force will strive to overcome fires in all areas, to avoid negative impacts on people’s health and activities,” said Edwar.

Based on Terra and Aqua satellite data collected by the Pekanbaru chapter of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), two hot spots were detected in Dumai on Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, 15 hot spots were detected in Dumai’s neighboring regency, Bengkalis. Four hot spots were found in Siak while Rokan Hilir and Meranti Islands had three hot spots. One hot spot was found in Meranti Islands.

“In total, 45 hot spots have been detected in Riau, 17 of which are in Pelalawan

regency. Three hot spots have been found in Indragiri Hulu,” said BMKG Pekanbaru’s data and information head, Slamet Riyadi.

“Meanwhile, 27 of the 45 hot spots have been indicated as fire spots with a reliability level of more than 70 percent. Pelalawan has 13 fire spots, followed by Bengkalis [11], Dumai [2] and Indragiri Hulu [1],” he said, adding that the high number of fires and hot spots in Riau was due to low rainfall and high temperatures in the province. (ebf)(+++)

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Lampu kabut saat menyelimuti Dumai dan beberapa kota lain di Riau, yaitu Bengkalis, Pelalawan, Pekanbaru dan Rokan Hilir, disebabkan oleh kebakaran lahan dan hutan baik dari area dalam Riau dan dari provinsi lain, menurut kepala Bencana Badan Penanggulangan Riau (BPBD), Edwar Sanger. "Tanah dan kebakaran hutan juga terjadi di Jambi dan Sumatera Selatan. Riau menerima asap dari dua provinsi, seperti angin sedang bertiup dari selatan ke utara, "kata Edwar. Sebuah lahan dan hutan pasca kebakaran di Roesmin Nurjadin Bandara di Pekanbaru, kata dia, telah terus memadamkan titik-titik api melalui operasi tanah dan cuaca . teknologi modifikasi "Sementara itu masih dalam kategori sedang, kualitas udara di Riau sudah mulai memburuk; Oleh karena itu, satgas kami akan berusaha untuk mengatasi kebakaran di semua bidang, untuk menghindari dampak negatif pada kesehatan dan kegiatan masyarakat, "kata Edwar. Berdasarkan data satelit Terra dan Aqua dikumpulkan oleh Pekanbaru bab dari Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG ), dua titik panas yang terdeteksi di Dumai pada Selasa pagi. Sementara itu, 15 titik panas yang terdeteksi di Kabupaten tetangga Dumai ini, Bengkalis. Empat titik panas ditemukan di Siak sementara Rokan Hilir dan Meranti Kepulauan memiliki tiga titik panas. Salah satu hot spot ditemukan di Kepulauan Meranti. "Secara total, 45 titik panas terdeteksi di Riau, 17 di antaranya berada di Pelalawan Kabupaten. Tiga hot spot telah ditemukan di Indragiri Hulu, "kata data dan informasi kepala BMKG Pekanbaru, Slamet Riyadi." Sementara itu, 27 dari 45 titik panas telah ditunjukkan sebagai titik api dengan tingkat keandalan lebih dari 70 persen. Pelalawan memiliki 13 titik api, disusul Bengkalis [11], Dumai [2] dan Indragiri Hulu [1], "katanya, menambahkan bahwa tingginya jumlah kebakaran dan hot spot di Riau adalah karena curah hujan yang rendah dan suhu tinggi dalam propinsi. (EBF) (+++)