In a horrifying apocalyptic scenario, skies over the Indonesian province, Jambi, turned blood red over the weekend because of the widespread forest fires that has been plaguing a large region of virgin rainforest in this Indonesian island.
According to the meteorological department, this abnormal effect in the sky could be the result of something known as Rayleigh scattering. It is basically elastic scattering of light or other electromagnetic radiation by particles much smaller than the wavelength of the radiation.
Almost every year, Indonesian fires create a smoky haze which often end up shrouding the entire South-East Asian Region.
Haze caused by land clearing fires this year is among the worst the country has seen, with a state of emergency declared across at least six Indonesian provinces.
For the agricultural use of the land, Indonesia quite often ends up liting the land as a cheap method to clear the land.
Creepy videos kept pouring in on social media.
Red sky seen in #Jambi, Indonesia. What you’re seeing is Mie scattering/ Reyleigh scattering. The reason this is happening is due to toxic pollution which is 153% higher than what is typically considered to be toxic air pollution. We have screwed this
— Juned Sumra (@JunedSumra) September 24, 2019
planet.🙁😣 #AirPollution pic.twitter.com/pX9A0HBEk1
Jambi now#Jambi#JambiMembara #JambiBerasap #KARHUTLA pic.twitter.com/JPmHwePS3v
— D.Melydia (@d_melydia) September 22, 2019
Can u imagine this situation #jambi pic.twitter.com/tupX7k6yUl
— BeanieKyu 💎2020-01-08 🐹-SEMI HIATUS (@BeanieKyu35) September 23, 2019
Kiriman dari teman di Jambi. Ini jam 12 siang lho. 😰😭
— Rizal Wahid (@Rizalwahid10) September 21, 2019
Ayo lah, berhenti sejenak dari keributan. Ada ratusan ribu nyawa manusia dipertaruhkan #riau #jambi #Kalimantan #BreakoutNET Narnia pic.twitter.com/qEZ9EDLmlY