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Indonesia Warns Prosecutions as Hotspots Double to 11,908

8/21/2026

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Indonesia warned it will prosecute anyone who starts open fires as hotspots surged.
The Forestry Ministry recorded 11,908 hotspots in 24 hours, double the previous day's total.
El Niño reduced visibility to one meter in Kalimantan and pushed Sarawak's air-quality index above 200.
Sarawak closed nearly 600 schools, affecting about 200,000 students, because of the haze.
Indonesia deployed helicopters for cloud-seeding, water-bombing and patrols, assigning 13,000 personnel to Kalimantan.

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Indonesia warned it will prosecute anyone who starts open fires as hotspots surged.
The Forestry Ministry recorded 11,908 hotspots in 24 hours, double the previous day's total.
El Niño reduced visibility to one meter in Kalimantan and pushed Sarawak's air-quality index above 200.
Sarawak closed nearly 600 schools, affecting about 200,000 students, because of the haze.
Indonesia deployed helicopters for cloud-seeding, water-bombing and patrols, assigning 13,000 personnel to Kalimantan.