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El Niño, burning peatlands and coal: Air pollution in Southeast Asia got worse in 2023

The El Niño weather phenomenon, smouldering peatlands, coal power and vehicular pollution caused a big drop in air quality in Southeast Asia in 2023. In Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s most polluted country, air quality fell by 20 per cent.

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The El Niño weather phenomenon, smouldering peatlands, coal power and vehicular pollution caused a big drop in air quality in Southeast Asia in 2023. In Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s most polluted country, air quality fell by 20 per cent.