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        "msgid": "carbon-monoxide-envelops-indonesia-brin-expert-warns-of-deadly-effects-1792198212",
        "date": "2026-10-17 07:00:00",
        "title": "Carbon Monoxide Envelops Indonesia, BRIN Expert Warns of Deadly Effects",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "Satellite imagery has shown elevated carbon monoxide concentrations across Indonesia, which a BRIN researcher attributes to fires in forests and peatlands as well as other sources of pollution. He warns that the odourless gas can poison the blood and be fatal, while recommending the restoration of peat forests to their natural condition to reduce fire risks.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2014 Indonesians have been alarmed by satellite\nimagery from NASA showing carbon monoxide (CO) across the country. As of\nSaturday morning (17 October 2026), high concentrations of the gas were\nstill visible, with dark red shading covering the map of Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>Albertus Sulaiman, a researcher at the BRIN Centre for Climate and\nAtmospheric Research, said the spread of carbon monoxide was caused by\nland and forest fires at several locations in Indonesia, from Kalimantan\nand Sumatra to Papua.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen [peatland] fires occur, they produce CO because peatland fires\ninvolve incomplete combustion,\u201d Albertus said in a text message.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the gas spreading as far as Java was not necessarily\nsolely the result of peatland fires in Kalimantan. Fires on mountains,\ncombined with accumulated air pollution, also produce CO in Java, he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Albertus said the only way to reduce carbon monoxide enveloping the\ncountry was to restore peat forests to their natural condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEcologically, peatlands produce their own rain, so there is no\nprolonged dry season,\u201d he said. This would help control the risk of\nforest and land fires.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, if the current situation is allowed to continue, Albertus\nwarned, CO could have devastating consequences. The gas is colourless\nand odourless, and can poison the blood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[CO] is deadly. CO is known as a silent killer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official website of the United States Environmental\nProtection Agency (EPA), carbon monoxide exposure can affect health in\nthe following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Low concentrations: cause fatigue in healthy people and chest\npain (angina) in people with heart disease.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Moderate concentrations: cause impaired vision, reduced brain\nfunction and flu-like symptoms, which usually ease after leaving the\naffected space.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>High concentrations: cause dizziness, severe headaches, nausea,\nconfusion and impaired coordination, and can ultimately be\nfatal.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/carbon-monoxide-envelops-indonesia-brin-expert-warns-of-deadly-effects-1792198212",
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