Beware, Smoke From Kalimantan Forest and Land Fires Has Entered Jakarta's Atmosphere
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The wind direction carried this smoke across the Java region.
According to Himawari-9 Satellite imagery monitoring on Friday (16/10/2026) morning, the spread of forest and land fire smoke has reached DKI Jakarta, Banten, and West Java.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected that smoke from forest and land fires (karhutla) from Kalimantan had entered Jakarta's atmosphere on Friday (16/10/2026) morning.
BMKG detected that the spread of forest and land fire smoke has reached the atmospheric layers of DKI Jakarta, Banten, and West Java. | The movement of smoke in the Java region was observed heading southeast to southwest following wind dynamics. | Detection in the atmosphere has not yet proven that smoke has reached the ground surface, so the impact on Jakarta's air is still being monitored.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected that the spread of smoke from forest and land fires (karhutla) from Kalimantan has entered Jakarta's atmosphere.
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