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Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find out

Source: BBC World · Oct 21, 2026 22:02 UTC

Burned, bare trees left by a wildfire in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado — File photo Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress · Public domain · Source

The Quick Take

The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade.

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