Indonesia's July Wildfires Nearly Double Prior Six-Month Toll as El Niño Intensifies

Wildfires burned nearly 95,000 hectares of Indonesian land in July 2026 — almost double the previous six months combined, per Reuters. El Niño, the Pacific warming pattern disrupting global weather, should peak in August–September and linger into early 2027. Indonesia has prioritised Kalimantan, where peat deposits burn underground and resist conventional firefighting.