What’s fueling Indonesia’s worst wildfire season in a decade?

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By Sachi Kitajima MulkeyOct 30, 2026, 4:30 am54 ptsTrending
A government bus outfitted with oxygen tanks. Fire fighters collapsing to the ground in relief at the first sign of rain. Dozens of orangutans rescued. And hundreds of Indonesian students marching through the haze, some wearing gas masks, others carrying signs that read, “If we burn, you burn with us.”These…

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What’s fueling Indonesia’s worst wildfire season in a decade?

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