El Nino, climate change supercharged Indonesia fires, study says
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 13.
Indonesia's worst fire season in years cloaked local towns and neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia in toxic smog.
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- Nov 13, 3:06 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisEl Nino, climate change supercharged Indonesia fires, study says japantimes.co.jp ↗
- Nov 13, 7:51 AM UTC+5 hClimate change made Indonesian fires more severe, scientists saynews.tuoitre.vn ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 7:51 AM UTC · +5 h
[Claude] Both reports cover the same study on the 2023 Indonesian wildfire season and its link to climate change and El Nino, with no conflicting facts.
1h agoOnly 1 source — pending corroboration
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5h agoAverage source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national
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5h agoEl Nino, climate change supercharged Indonesia fires, study says Indonesia's worst fire season in years cloaked local towns and neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia in toxic smog.
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