A look back at Southeast Asia’s strongest fire and haze episodes

In 1982, 1997, 2015, and 2026, the climate phenomenon brought drier, hotter weather that worsened Indonesia’s fires. Most are started by farmers who burn land to clear it, an illegal practice that persists because it is cheaper than using excavators.

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