Super El Niño Threatens Mega-Fires, Indonesia Needs to Revise Forest Fire Prevention Strategy
The Super El Niño phenomenon poses a heightened risk of mega-fires in Indonesia, necessitating an urgent review of existing forest fire prevention strategies.
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