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“- Published The haze billowing out from wildfires in the Indonesian regions of Kalimantan, Papua and Sumatra knows no borders.”

““It looks like Mars, like we’re living on another planet,” said Undas, whose home in central Kalimantan province is at the heart of devastating wildfires generating toxic smog in Indonesia and across Southeast Asia.”

“'Predictable and avoidable' Gripped by drought worsened by the El Niño weather phenomenon, Indonesia has for months battled wildfires that deforestation monitor Nusantara Atlas says have consumed more than 1.9 million hectares in the nine months to September.”

“Amid an El Nino weather pattern, Indonesia has been dealing with devastating wildfires sparked by severe drought, which have led to deforestation and sent toxic smog across the Southeast Asian archipelago.”

“Many further deaths are expected from the droughts, wildfires, and flooding that El Niños bring.”

“…'s where Climate change is worsening the impacts of El Niño and leading to extreme weather impacts This year's powerful El Niño and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly…”

“This year's powerful El Niño and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a research report released…”

“Countries including Indonesia, India and the United States have been experiencing droughts, floods and heatwaves in line with projections about how extreme weather events will be supercharged by the phenomenon.”

“Log in Fires are surging across Africa’s tropical forests – raising fears that the Congo’s forests could suffer the same fate as the Amazon and Indonesia, where deforestation and fires are driving up carbon emissions.”

“Pro-Indonesian militias responded to the vote for independence by unleashing a so-called "scorched-earth" campaign, destroying infrastructure, displacing up to half a million people and killing thousands.”

“…outhern Nazarene University in Oklahoma. - Saudi Arabia is to execute a man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15, described as a “new low” by rights groups. - VW, Ford and Tesla batteries have been linked to destructive deforestation in…”

“El Nino has been associated with strong drought in Indonesia, where tracts of forest and plantations have been burning in biodiverse Borneo and South Sumatra for months.”

“Read the story in Bahasa Indonesia A group of civil society organisations in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province has filed a class action lawsuit against the national government over its handling of wildfires in the region.”

“Drought and wildfires are more common in this part of the world during El Niño events owing to suppressed thunderstorm activity.”

“Meteorologists forecast it could exceed a record El Niño that began in 1997 and helped trigger billions of dollars in damage from heat waves, floods, droughts, tornadoes and wildfires.”

“The Centre of Economic and Law Studies, an Indonesian think tank, estimates that the country’s wildfires from January to August could inflict up to 123.1 trillion rupiah ($9.7 billion) in economic and healthcare costs, a figure expected to climb if the…”

“Toxic haze from these wildfires has cancelled classes and disrupted flights in Indonesia, as well as triggered public health concerns in nearby Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines.”

“It’s already being blamed for wildfires fueled by droughts in Indonesia and curbing crucial monsoon rains in India, the Guardian reported.”

“BANTEN, Indonesia (AP) — All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food security for millions of people.”

“El Nino is already hitting parts of Asia In Southeast Asia, wildfires are torching forests and peatlands in Indonesia, sending up plumes of toxic haze.”

“A very strong El Nino tends to bring heavier rain to East Africa, South America and the southern US, drought to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Southern Africa, as well as warmer temperatures almost everywhere.”

“With El Niño, forecasters are expecting to see stormier weather in some parts of the world and drought conditions in others.”

“In countries like Ecuador and Peru it can cause heavy rains and flooding, while Australia and Indonesia may experience a lack of rain, leading to drought and wildfires.”

“…which authored the report with data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), found the extreme conditions had coincided with exceptionally low river flows from the Rhine to the Danube, and had intensified wildfires across…”

“Indonesia is actively intensifying weather-modification operations to help firefighters combat wildfires by inducing rainfall through the dispersal of salt particles into suitable clouds, with 30 aircraft for cloud-seeding and water-bombing operations over…”