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El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century

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Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the…

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Super El Niño-fueled fires destroyed huge tracts of this country before. They’re happening again (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires are ripping across parts of Indonesia, destroying precious peatland and smothering the country in a toxic smoke so thick, people are struggling to breathe. With months of wildfire season still remaining, experts warn this could end up one of the country’s wor…

  2. Scientific American

    El Niño fuels wildfires in Indonesia, sickening some 100,000 people (opens Scientific American)

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    The fires are burning peatlands, which can release more particulate matter into the air than other wildfires

  3. SciTech Daily

    The Worst Fires in Indonesia May Be the Ones You Can’t See (opens SciTech Daily)

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    Indonesia’s underground peat fires are surging under El Niño and drought, raising fears of another destructive fire season. Some fires race across the surface. Indonesia’s peat fires can do something more dangerous: disappear underground and keep burning.

  4. Carbon Brief

    El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century (opens Carbon Brief)

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    Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the…

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