{
  "id": 15336931,
  "title": "Indonesia drops 2.4 tonnes of dry ice over South Sumatra to tackle haze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/indonesia-drops-2-4-tonnes-of-dry-ice-over-south-sumatra-to-tackle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T02:55:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-drops-24-tonnes-dry-ice-over-south-sumatra-tackle-haze-6469171"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indonesia has utilized 2.4 tonnes of dry ice over South Sumatra in an effort to disperse dense haze caused by forest and land fires. Acting head of the National Disaster Management Agency Berton Panjaitan reported that the two-day operation, conducted between October 15 and 16, involved three flights lasting seven hours and three minutes in total. Airport visibility increased from 1,000 meters to up to 3,000 meters during the procedure, as per local media. However, further analysis is required to ascertain if the enhancement was due to the dry ice or other atmospheric elements. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) noted that smoke from forest fires had initially infiltrated the atmosphere above Greater Jakarta but had started to dissipate by Saturday, with no discernible effect on ground-level air quality. South Sumatra, alongside six other provinces, is designated by Indonesia for forest and land fire prevention and response. This marks the inaugural testing of the dry ice method in Indonesia, authorized by President Prabowo Subianto for hastening actions to alleviate the consequences of the fires.",
  "summary": "The province is among six prioritised by Indonesia for forest and land fire prevention and response.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Independent Singapore",
        "title": "Grace Fu: 7 companies in Indonesia responsible for forest fires to be issued with haze prevention notices by Singapore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/grace-fu-7-companies-in-indonesia-responsible-for-forest-fires-to-be",
        "published": "2026-10-17T22:30:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Singapore puts seven Indonesian firms on notice over toxic haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/singapore-puts-seven-indonesian-firms-on-notice-over-toxic-haze",
        "published": "2026-10-17T23:21:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}