Indonesia Wildfires Worsened by Climate Change, 28.8M Hectares Burned

World Weather Attribution analysis finds human-induced climate change intensified Indonesia's Aug-Oct wildfires, which affected 28.8 million hectares and blanketed Southeast Asia in smoke. El Niño was the primary driver, but attribution quantifies climate's added role. This underscores regional fire risk and transboundary haze as climate impacts intensify.

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