Great Smog and The Big Impacts in Riau
Riau is actually one of the major suppliers of foreign exchange for Indonesia. So the development in Riau is more enhanced, such as the opening of new land for oil palm plantations for example. But, the opening of the new land is actually by burning the forest. As a result of burning the forests deliberately, finally it is causing the emergence of the great smog. So, great smog in Riau make it into dangerous situation because the smog gives big impacts to people there, even to Riau itself.
The first big impact is about the disruption of people activities. Due to a very thick smog, educational activities completely paralyzed and finally all school were forced closed. According to kompas, after Riau Governor declared an emergency air pollution due to smog from forest, all schools were closed from early childhood to high school levels as well as the entire religious school. The smog is also causing public economic activities disrupted because it hampers people to do economic transaction, such as buying and selling activity in the market. So that, it can be detrimental to the people because it can reduce people’s incomes.
Then, the smog makes the ecosystem in Riau become damaged. Such as the loss of habitat for living creature. So, living creature that live in the forest would be evicted and their survival would be disturbed. Not only that, many plants and animals could die if they could not run away. This eventually led to the extinction of plants and animals. Based on detik.com, forest firefighting team in Siak, find a leopard cat with latin name “Felis bengalensis”, in critical condition and almost burned. As we know, this animal is actually endangered species. And based on beritasatu.com, Regional Disaster Management Agency in Riau stated that the area of land and forest fires, approximately 1.957 hectares. From this, if many plants die, we will lose the green area which can produce oxygen and natural resources.
The last, it is also causing health problem to people in Riau directly. Because community activities in the outside for farming is limited. As a result, agricultural productivity is declining, foodstuffs become limited and finally lead to prolonged starvation. Besides, various diseases like respiratory disease and skin disease (ISPA, cancer, asthma and pneumonia) that eventually lead to deaths appear. Recorded since the last three months, from July to September 2015, patients with Acute Respiratory Infection (ISPA) in Riau reached more than 12.000 inhabitants and so far there were five people have died because of it, according to liputan6.com. Well, it happens because the smog which is inhaled contains hazardous substances such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.
Due to the many problems that appear as a result of the forest fires, such as the thick smog that hit Riau, this finally makes Riau into one of the most polluted places in the world. So at the time, Riau is really in the worst condition because of the great smog that cover it.
The first big impact is about the disruption of people activities. Due to a very thick smog, educational activities completely paralyzed and finally all school were forced closed. According to kompas, after Riau Governor declared an emergency air pollution due to smog from forest, all schools were closed from early childhood to high school levels as well as the entire religious school. The smog is also causing public economic activities disrupted because it hampers people to do economic transaction, such as buying and selling activity in the market. So that, it can be detrimental to the people because it can reduce people’s incomes.
Then, the smog makes the ecosystem in Riau become damaged. Such as the loss of habitat for living creature. So, living creature that live in the forest would be evicted and their survival would be disturbed. Not only that, many plants and animals could die if they could not run away. This eventually led to the extinction of plants and animals. Based on detik.com, forest firefighting team in Siak, find a leopard cat with latin name “Felis bengalensis”, in critical condition and almost burned. As we know, this animal is actually endangered species. And based on beritasatu.com, Regional Disaster Management Agency in Riau stated that the area of land and forest fires, approximately 1.957 hectares. From this, if many plants die, we will lose the green area which can produce oxygen and natural resources.
The last, it is also causing health problem to people in Riau directly. Because community activities in the outside for farming is limited. As a result, agricultural productivity is declining, foodstuffs become limited and finally lead to prolonged starvation. Besides, various diseases like respiratory disease and skin disease (ISPA, cancer, asthma and pneumonia) that eventually lead to deaths appear. Recorded since the last three months, from July to September 2015, patients with Acute Respiratory Infection (ISPA) in Riau reached more than 12.000 inhabitants and so far there were five people have died because of it, according to liputan6.com. Well, it happens because the smog which is inhaled contains hazardous substances such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.
Due to the many problems that appear as a result of the forest fires, such as the thick smog that hit Riau, this finally makes Riau into one of the most polluted places in the world. So at the time, Riau is really in the worst condition because of the great smog that cover it.
