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Eerie orange smog shrouds Indonesian cities

Wildfire pollution is causing dangerous conditions in Indonesia and across neighbouring countries, according to Sky News; at least the sunsets are committed.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN This Morning
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Photo: Jakarta
Photo: Medelam · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Indonesia today, orange smog from wildfires has settled over several cities, and the pollution is causing dangerous conditions for the country and its neighbours.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOrange sky. I've seen that on a Tuesday in Cleveland and it was just a sunset.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThis one you cannot breathe, Hank. Cleveland has never been asked to share its sunset with a neighbouring country.

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