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Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

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The New York TimesAug 24, 4:01 AMFirst report

As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify

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.

ABC NewsAug 25, 3:35 AM

Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia

Indonesia has intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations as forest and peatland fires fueled by El Nino-driven drought and a prolonged dry season scorched tens of thousands of hectares, sending choking haze across parts of Southeast Asia

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Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

Aug 27, 8:36 PM5 sources9 articlesMultiple anglesSettling in

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NPR1 report

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The New York Times1 report

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Aug 27, 8:36 PM

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Aug 27, 8:36 PM

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9 articles

The New York TimesAug 24, 4:01 AMFirst report

As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify

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.

ABC NewsAug 25, 3:35 AM

Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia

Indonesia has intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations as forest and peatland fires fueled by El Nino-driven drought and a prolonged dry season scorched tens of thousands of hectares, sending choking haze across parts of Southeast Asia

ABC NewsAug 25, 4:02 AM

Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra

Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fueled choking haze across parts of the country

The GuardianAug 25, 4:17 AM

‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’

In Indonesia’s Kalimantan, fires have ravaged tens of thousands of acres, with suffocating smoke reaching Malaysia and putting Singapore on alert Suwadi can barely see five metres in front of him when he steps outside his home in Indonesian Borneo. Each breath, he says, feels “like smoking a cigarette”. Continue reading...

NPRAug 25, 5:24 AM

Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

Huge blazes in central and western regions of Indonesia have scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some cities.

Al JazeeraAug 25, 9:43 AM

Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests

Indonesia deploys prayers and emergency measures to combat South Sumatra's raging wildfires and hazardous haze.

Al JazeeraAug 25, 1:01 PM

‘We can’t breathe’: Indonesians battle wildfire haze

Wildfires are raging across Indonesia, affecting at least 10 provinces and blanketing communities in hazardous haze.

Al JazeeraAug 27, 5:05 AM

Wildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island turn the air toxic

Locals on Indonesia’s Borneo Island are struggling to breathe as the smoke from wildfires is turning the air toxic.

Al JazeeraAug 27, 8:36 PMLatest update

‘Everything is covered in ash’: Indonesia wildfires leave people in crisis

Fires severely impacting people's health in West Kalimantan, with pregnant women and children particularly vulnerable.

ABC NewsAug 25, 4:02 AM

Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra

Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fueled choking haze across parts of the country

The GuardianAug 25, 4:17 AM

‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’

In Indonesia’s Kalimantan, fires have ravaged tens of thousands of acres, with suffocating smoke reaching Malaysia and putting Singapore on alert Suwadi can barely see five metres in front of him when he steps outside his home in Indonesian Borneo. Each breath, he says, feels “like smoking a cigarette”. Continue reading...

NPRAug 25, 5:24 AM

Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

Huge blazes in central and western regions of Indonesia have scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some cities.

Al JazeeraAug 25, 9:43 AM

Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests

Indonesia deploys prayers and emergency measures to combat South Sumatra's raging wildfires and hazardous haze.

Al JazeeraAug 25, 1:01 PM

‘We can’t breathe’: Indonesians battle wildfire haze

Wildfires are raging across Indonesia, affecting at least 10 provinces and blanketing communities in hazardous haze.

Al JazeeraAug 27, 5:05 AM

Wildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island turn the air toxic

Locals on Indonesia’s Borneo Island are struggling to breathe as the smoke from wildfires is turning the air toxic.

Al JazeeraAug 27, 8:36 PMLatest update

‘Everything is covered in ash’: Indonesia wildfires leave people in crisis

Fires severely impacting people's health in West Kalimantan, with pregnant women and children particularly vulnerable.