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Southeast Asia haze crisis resurges as Kalimantan fires choke Borneo
South China Morning PostLO·ID · MY·4 days ago
Uncontrolled peatland fires in Indonesia have emitted more than a third of global fire-related CO2 in a single week, with underground smoldering continuing amid a lack of rain. Toxic smog is affecting millions of people and animals, and the fires show no signs of abating, posing a significant environmental and health crisis.
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Wildfires in Indonesian peatlands are intensifying, with an area comparable to Vlaams-Brabant already burned. The situation is assessed to be escalating, driven by El Niño-induced drought, and risks surpassing the severity of the 2015 disaster. Significant carbon emissions and regional air quality degradation are confirmed, with the full scale of impact remaining uncertain.