The haze now engulfing Sydney isn’t an isolated problem. Cities around the world struggle to manage the many sources of tiny airborne particles and the discomfort and illnesses these cause.
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Research shows previous fires increased child mortality and reduced growth rates.
Zero-burning policy could hurt small-holder farmers. The ban on the use of fire for land clearing has raised the costs to prepare their land for planting and to keep it pest-free.
Leaders in Jakarta want to tackle the haze crisis but they don’t have much authority over corrupt local elites.
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