Indonesia's July Wildfires Burned an Area Twice What the Previous Six Months Destroyed

Wildfires burned nearly 95,000 hectares of Indonesia in July 2026 — almost double the prior six months combined, Reuters reported. El Niño, a natural Pacific Ocean warming that shifts weather worldwide, is driving the surge and may last into early 2027. Indonesia is focusing on Kalimantan, where soil-like peat burns underground and fights ordinary firefighting.