El Niño-fueled fires push Kalimantan’s haze across Southeast Asia
TL;DR
Massive fires in Indonesian Borneo’s Kalimantan, intensified by a strong El Niño, are creating a regional haze that sickens thousands weekly, disrupts schools and work, and spurs government crackdowns on land-clearing burnings while experts warn that peatland drainage and deforestation drive the fires and call for restoration to prevent deeper soil fires.
- ‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’ The Guardian
- Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires NPR
- Indonesia prioritises Kalimantan region as wildfire hotspots rise Reuters
- Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia AP News
- As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify The New York Times
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