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Indonesia Fires Release More Than 23 Million Tonnes of Carbon

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • Indonesia’s forest and land fires released more than 23 million metric tonnes of carbon between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3.
  • The figure exceeded the 20.7 million metric tonnes recorded during the same period in 2015, a year marked by a strong El Niño.
  • The emissions estimate came from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service fire emissions monitoring portal.

Indonesia’s forest and land fires released more than 23 million metric tonnes of carbon between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3, surpassing the emissions recorded during the same period in 2015.

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service fire emissions monitoring portal reported that the latest figure exceeded the 20.7 million metric tonnes recorded in the comparable period during the strong El Niño year of 2015.

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