The Worst Fires in Indonesia May Be the Ones You Can’t See
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The forest fires in Indonesia advance over drained peatlands, where the flames survive underground as El Niño intensifies dryness and makes it difficult to extinguish.
The Worst Fires in Indonesia May Be the Ones You Can’t See
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. Tropical peatland fires develop when carbon-rich wetland soils dry out enough to ignite. Instead of producing only fast-moving [...]
Indonesia experiencing world's highest wildfire emissions
Wildfires in Indonesia are the most intense in 11 years, burning through forests and peatland on both Borneo and Sumatra Fire emissions from Indonesia are currently the highest in the world, as vast wildfires continue to burn through forests and peatlands on Borneo and Sumatra, new data from Fire Emissions Watch has revealed. Between 1 September and 7 September, fire emissions from Indonesia reached 19.7 million metric tons – comprising more tha…
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