Since October 1, Glades residents have once again been smothered in the smoke and ash that will plague us through the entirety of the six-to-eight-month sugar cane pre-harvest burn season.

Harvesting sugar cane by cutting is labour-intensive, causing many farmers to resort to burning. Burning worsens the air quality in the cool season, leading to high levels of PM2.5.

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Amid the brisk work, there is a tinge of worry. District collectors across Maharashtra recently appealed to farmers and labourers not to burn sugar cane trash in the field during harvesting that ...

Ja’Morius Mitchell, 18, was reported missing near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and later found dead in a burning sugar cane field, deputies said. Screengrab from the Plaquemine Police Department's ...

Sugarcane harvest burning is a major contributor to smog that has soared beyond safe levels in Thailand for weeks. Read more at straitstimes.com.