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As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify

Published by New York Times World By Max Kim and Muktita Suhartono · 24 August 2026 at 07:01
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As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify
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The unusual weather pattern and dried out peatlands, a kind of wetland, have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons. This year could be one.

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