Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September
JAKARTA: Air pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September alone, according to a scientific study.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same September 2019 Indonesian fire-pollution death estimate (3,560) as Report 1, with matching figures and framing.
2h ago[Claude, second read] Rates it CRITICAL, not HIGH. Pollution-linked deaths estimated at 3,560 in one month, a mass-casualty toll over 100.
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