The Hazy Shade of Palm Oil

Author(s): Thomas Smith

Type: Photograph

Department: Department of Geography and Environment

Exhibit no: 57


Thomas Smith
A tropical peatland fire in southeast Asia.

This was taken during a research fieldtrip to study the composition and impacts of smoke from tropical peatland fires in southeast Asia.

These fires, often driven by land clearance or land grabbing practices, contribute to transboundary air pollution episodes in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Brunei.