Indonesian wildfire season is worst in more than a decade
by editors@theworld.org (Naina Rao) from The World: Latest Stories on (#791D8)
Fires have been blazing across vast stretches of forest throughout Indonesia. This is causing hazardous emissions to surge, particularly in the hardest-hit provinces on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. This year's wildfire season is the most intense in 11 years as super-El Nino" weather conditions drive up temperatures and cause punishing droughts. Naina Rao reports from Jakarta.