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🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesia's Underground Peat Fires Surge As El Niño Worsens
Indonesia's most dangerous fires are burning underground this year as a strengthening El Niño and severe drought dry out wetlands that can smolder for months, releasing far more pollutants than typical tropical forest fires.
Tropical peatland fires rank among the most dangerous and stubborn fires on Earth, often continuing underground at relatively low temperatures, making them extremely difficult to extinguish and exceptionally polluting.
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Source: ScienceDaily
- Indonesia
- Niño
- Underground Peat
- Peat Fires
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