KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has released a satellite photo of smoke billowing from Kalimantan, Indonesia that has similarities to the 2015 air pollution crisis.

The image captured on September 15 supports the findings by Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies scientist Robert Field that the current condition is nearing the 2015 haze condition peak.

Field, who has been tracking the progression of the past fire seasons in Indonesia said the country is heading toward another "major event".

"They are really in the thick of another major event now. It is reminiscent of 2015, though the buildup of smoke started few weeks later this year because of rains in mid-August," said Field, who ...