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Official data and independent analysis show that fire activity this year has surpassed levels recorded during the same period in 2019, when Indonesia experienced one of its most devastating fire seasons in recent history.
Thick smoke rises from a forest and land fire Aug. 4 in Tumbang Nusa village, Pulang Pisau regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Central Kalimantan provincial government has declared a forest and land fire emergency through Oct. 31. As of Aug. 3, fires had burned 1,715.14 hectares across 907 incidents in the province. (Antara/Auliya Rahman)
Schools close, flights delayed as wildfire haze blankets Kalimantan
