Indonesian Wildfires Fuel Haze and Devastation

Chronology

1. 09-10-2026
   Indonesian Fires Harm Orangutans and Spread Regional Haze

   4 articles

   Wildfires intensified by dry-season drought and El Niño have burned large areas of Indonesian forest, destroying orangutan habitat, injuring wildlife and sending hazardous haze across Southeast Asia. Novita, a young orangutan found with burns in Central Kalimantan, was rescued by…
2. 15-10-2026
   Indonesian Fires Drive Regional Haze Crisis

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   Severe wildfires across Indonesia, intensified by El Niño-related drought and possibly agricultural slash-and-burn clearing, have produced toxic smoke that blankets Indonesian towns and spreads across Southeast Asia. Palangka Raya has experienced orange skies, visibility reduced …
3. 16-10-2026
   Indonesia Wildfires Kill Firefighters as Haze Spreads

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   Wildfires intensified across Indonesia during an El Niño-fueled dry season, killing four people and severely burning two others from a 12-person firefighting crew trapped by smoke and advancing flames in East Java’s Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The deaths are part of a bro…