Forest fire in Kalimantan,Indonesia has been causing a lot of environmental problems to it's neighbouring countries for the past decade. Malaysia has been affected significantly by this problem as it is one of the nearest country to Indonesia.
There are lots of problem caused by this forest fire and one of the major problem is air pollution. During the period of this forest fire, haze formed in Malaysian skies causing visibility to plunge to a very low level. Other than that, it also caused many Malaysians to fall sick with respiratory problems especially children and senior citizens. The number of children diagnosed with asthma has been rising steeply since this crisis came to light in 1997. Other health problems such as eye and skin irritation are effects of this forest fire. Even though this problem did not result in any casualties, it has tremendously affected the quality of living of most Malaysians.
Air pollution caused by this forest fire also has affected the environment significantly. The haze blocks out most of the sunlight causing green plants not able to make enough food through photosynthesis. Other than that, dust particles which covered up the leaves of plants have affected the respiratory system of plants. Animals also have been affected affected tremendously by this forest fire as they too had suffered with respiratory ailments. Forest fire had also caused water pollution as when it rained, the dust particles would end up in water sources. This had affected tremendously the supply of clean fresh water.
Malaysia's economy too was hit hard by this forest fire. The haze caused by it made tourists to stay away from Malaysia in order to avoid health problems. The tourism industry had suffered from huge loss of revenue as the number of tourist coming into Malaysia had decreased significantly during this preiod. Schools were forced to close as parents were advised by the government to keep their children indoor.
In conclusion, Indonesia has to take precaution in order to avoid this disaster from happening again. Forest burning by farmers should be banned and severe actions should be taken against those who doesn't comply with the law.
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Yes, good question, but make it more specific by adding info about the effect on whom or what.
You should keep your question listed at the top of this response, Uwa.
As for your response, we will discuss it in class. Thank you for your hard work!
I think you presented your essay well. =)
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