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Fires begin to appear en masse as Indonesias burning season gets going
2016-07-08 02:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Satellites on Wednesday recorded 145 fire-linked hotspots over Indonesias main western island of Sumatra, down from 245 on Sunday, according to the countrys disaster management agency. Its a far cry from last years crisis, when thousands of forest and peatland fires raged across the archipelagic country during the extended dry season brought on by El Nino, sending toxic haze pollution billowing across the region. But the uptick in hotspots signaled this years burning season may already be...
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