Indonesia Faces Worst Wildfire Season in a Decade — SkimNews
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- BBC correspondent Liza Tambunan is reporting from central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on what is driving this year's exceptional fire season.
- Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade, the source confirms.
- A toxic haze is choking millions of residents in the region and has spread into Singapore and Malaysia, lifting the crisis beyond Indonesia's borders.
- The BBC explainer centers on what peat is and why peatland fires are so difficult to contain, framing the science of the fuel as the core of why suppression keeps falling short.
Why it matters: When fire-driven haze crosses into Singapore and Malaysia, Indonesia's worst wildfire season in a decade becomes a regional public health problem affecting millions of people across Southeast Asia — and the BBC's peat-science framing makes clear why these fires are so hard to put out once they start.
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