HAZY DAYS

SEVERAL motorists ride through a road covered with haze from forest and land fires at the Suak Raya village, on the Medan-Banda Aceh national highway, Johan Pahlawan, West Aceh Regency, Aceh, July 29. According to observations from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) at the Nagan Raya Meteorological Station, via the NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite, there are two hotspots in the area with temperatures rising to 31 Celsius during the day and wind speed reaching 3 knots/hour predominantly blowing from the northeast. The BMKG urges the public and road users to wear medical masks when going outdoors and take precaution due to the reduced visibility caused by the haze. ANTARA/Syifa Yulinnas