BMKG said the phenomenon occurred when diameter of the aerosols is about the same as the wavelength of visible sunlight.
“Red light has a wavelength of 0.7 micrometres. Based on BMKG data, the concentration of pollutant particles measuring less than 10 micrometres was very high in Jambi, Palembang and Pekanbaru but only the sky in Muaro Jambi turned red," it said.AdvertisementThe Muaro Jambi district was cast in an alarming hue of orange-red, as worried residents posted videos and photos of the rare phenomenon on social media.
Twitter user Zuni Shofi Yatun Nisa said: “This is afternoon, not night. This is Earth not Mars. This is Jambi, not outer space. We are breathing with lungs, not gills. We humans need clean air, not smoke.” Sharing a video from his friend, another Twitter user Rizal Wahid wrote: “This is noon. Come on, let’s stop arguing for a moment. There are hundreds of thousands of human lives at stake.”Ayo lah, berhenti sejenak dari keributan. Ada ratusan ribu nyawa manusia dipertaruhkan
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