Indonesia Adapts 1940s Dry-Ice Technology in Fight to Clear Haze
Authorities are testing a 1940s weather-modification method as haze has disrupted 1,813 domestic flights since Aug. 11, the Transport Ministry said.
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Indonesia Adapts 1940s Dry-Ice Technology in Fight to Clear Haze
Indonesia is repurposing a weather-modification technique pioneered in the 1940s in its latest attempt to combat thick haze from forest fires that’s disrupted flights and forced schools to close across parts of Southeast Asia.
South Sumatra is one of the priority areas for dry ice technology trials.
Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region
As fires ravage Indonesia, emitting a toxic smoke that has drawn the ire of regional neighbours, the government is testing an unusual new approach to tackle the haze: dry ice. Having tried cloud seeding, water bombing and sending in army personnel to fight the fires, Indonesia’s coordinating security minister said dry ice would be dropped […]
Dudung revealed that 1.5 tons of dry ice are ready to be distributed by plane to deal with the haze caused by forest and land fires in South Sumatra.
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