Indonesia fires have burned nearly 2 million hectares: Monitor
Fires in Indonesia that have caused a regional haze crisis burned through over 1.9 million hectares (4.7 million acres) between January and the end of September this year, a monitor analyzing satellite imagery said on Monday.
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same satellite-monitor figure of nearly 2 million hectares burned in Indonesia through September, consistent with Report 1's headline about the same ongoing fires.
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