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Indonesia is engulfed in a climate emergency as wildfires—called the “apex predator” by NASA—consume land three times the size of Singapore, choking millions across Southeast Asia with toxic smoke. Driven by El Niño’s brutal dryness, these flames are devouring vital forests and threatening endangered species like orangutans, while exposing the devastating human toll on health and livelihoods. This isn’t just local chaos—it’s a global wake-up call about the escalating costs of inaction on climate change.

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