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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 2d ago
Nearly a billion people face heatwaves and wildfire smoke in the same year https://www.earth.com/climate/nearly-a-billion-people-face-heatwaves-and-wildfire-smoke-in-the-same-year/ #health #PublicHealth #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #wildfire #wildfires
Nearly a billion people face heatwaves and wildfire smoke in the same year
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Nearly a billion people face heatwaves and wildfire smoke in the same year

Heatwave wildfire smoke days now reach about 916 million people a year, and the heaviest burden falls on countries rarely linked to fires.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 5d ago
Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: Report https://phys.org/news/2026-10-pollution-people-indonesia-september.html #Indonesia #environment #wildfire #wildfires #pollution #AirPollution #health #PublicHealth
Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: Report
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Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: Report

Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September, according to a new study.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 5d ago
Experts warn of long-term health risks as Indonesia’s wildfire haze takes a growing toll https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/experts-warn-of-long-term-health-risks-as-indonesias-wildfire-haze-takes-a-growing-toll/ #Indonesia #environment #wildfire #wildfires #health #PublicHealth
Experts warn of long-term health risks as Indonesia’s wildfire haze takes a growing toll
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Experts warn of long-term health risks as Indonesia’s wildfire haze takes a growing toll

JAKARTA — Michael’s 20-month-old daughter began coughing and had shortness of breath in early October, as thick haze from wildfires blanketed Balikpapan, the capital of Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province. He and his wife took the toddler to a private hospital, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia. An X-ray showed an infiltrate in the upper part […]

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 6d ago
Drought and wildfire are quietly weakening Earth’s carbon defenses https://www.earth.com/plants/drought-and-wildfire-are-quietly-weakening-earths-carbon-defenses/ #environment #weather #drought #wildfire #wildfires #carbon
Drought and wildfire are quietly weakening Earth’s carbon defenses
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Drought and wildfire are quietly weakening Earth’s carbon defenses

A global satellite study reveals how drought and wildfire together disrupt the relationship between rainfall, plant growth, and carbon absorption.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 6d ago
Schools increasingly affected by poor air quality as wildfire smoke becomes more common https://phys.org/news/2026-10-schools-affected-poor-air-quality.html #school #schools #environment #AirQuality #AirPollution #wildfire #wildfires
Schools increasingly affected by poor air quality as wildfire smoke becomes more common
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Schools increasingly affected by poor air quality as wildfire smoke becomes more common

American children are increasingly exposed to air pollution as wildfire smoke becomes more common, and some schools and child care centers struggle to keep indoor breathing conditions clean, a new national study shows.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 6d ago
Indonesia's El Niño–driven peat fires are choking the region—and releasing centuries of stored carbon https://phys.org/news/2026-10-indonesia-el-niodriven-peat-region.html #Indonesia #environment #weather #ElNino #peatland #wildfire #wildfires #carbon
Indonesia's El Niño–driven peat fires are choking the region—and releasing centuries of stored carbon
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Indonesia's El Niño–driven peat fires are choking the region—and releasing centuries of stored carbon

Right now, people in parts of Indonesia are inhaling what may be the most polluted atmosphere on Earth. As the historically large 2026 El Niño intensifies, parts of Southeast Asia have been plunged into an air quality crisis of catastrophic proportions.

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Brief Ecology @briefecology@climatejustice.social
· 1w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
In "We didn't start the fire.", Jacqueline St.Pierre shows the human cost of wildfire. From our latest issue, and originally published in @ReckoningMag@climatejustice.socialhttps://www.briefecology.com/the-fires-that-haunt-us-brief-ecology-33/we-didnt-start-the-fire #wildFire #ecology #forest
We didn’t start the fire. — Brief Ecology
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We didn’t start the fire. — Brief Ecology

by Jacqueline St.Pierre Originally published in Reckoning, 9, 2025

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1w ago
Wildfire smoke is invading America’s schools, and staying indoors may not be enough https://www.earth.com/environment/wildfire-smoke-is-invading-americas-schools-and-staying-indoors-may-not-be-enough/ #America #environment #wildfire #wildfires #schools #health #PublicHealth
Wildfire smoke is invading America’s schools, and staying indoors may not be enough
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Wildfire smoke is invading America’s schools, and staying indoors may not be enough

Wildfire smoke is reaching schools more often, and researchers found indoor air is not always safer for children.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1w ago
Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy linked to higher autism risk https://www.earth.com/lifestyle/wildfire-smoke-exposure-during-pregnancy-linked-to-higher-autism-risk/ #environment #wildfire #wildfires #health #PublicHealth #pregnancy #autism
Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy linked to higher autism risk
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Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy linked to higher autism risk

A study of nearly 900,000 families found that greater wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy was associated with a higher likelihood of autism in children.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1w ago
Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs https://phys.org/news/2026-10-wildfires-amazon-emit-billion-metric.html #Amazon #environment #wildfire #wildfires #CO2
Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs
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Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs

From 2010 to 2024, the Amazon rainforest—the largest tropical rainforest on the planet—released an average of 1.17 billion metric tons more carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere than it absorbed each year. Wildfires were the main source, emitting approximately 1.47 billion metric tons of CO₂ per year—far exceeding the forest's absorption capacity of 300 million metric tons per year.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 2w ago
Wildfire in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park kills 4 firefighters https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/wildfire-in-indonesias-mount-bromo-national-park-kills-4-firefighters/ #Indonesia #MountBromo #NationalPark #environment #wildfire #wildfires
Wildfire in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park kills 4 firefighters
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Wildfire in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park kills 4 firefighters

MALANG, Indonesia — Four people were killed on Oct. 15 as they fought to contain a wildfire in the east of Java Island at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, a complex of active volcanoes and one of Indonesia’s best-known tourism destinations. The fire took place by a savanna and hillside in a crater visited […]

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 2w ago
Monitor says Indonesia fires have burned nearly 2 million hectares https://phys.org/news/2026-10-indonesia-million-hectares.html #Indonesia #environment #wildfire #wildfires
Monitor says Indonesia fires have burned nearly 2 million hectares
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Monitor says Indonesia fires have burned nearly 2 million hectares

Indonesian wildfires that have caused a regional haze crisis burned more than 1.9 million hectares (4.7 million acres) in the first nine months of 2026, a monitor analyzing satellite data said on Monday.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 2w ago
NASA discovers hidden fires burning beneath the Amazon rainforest https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261016070633.htm #Amazon #environment #forest #rainforest #wildfire #wildfires
NASA discovers hidden fires burning beneath the Amazon rainforest
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NASA discovers hidden fires burning beneath the Amazon rainforest

El Niño is fueling a dangerous cascade of wildfires across the tropics, with the Amazon rainforest now experiencing widespread burning and scientists warning that the worst may still be ahead. NASA researchers are uncovering dozens of previously undetected fires, suggesting the destruction could be even more extensive than satellite records show.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 3w ago
'Devastating' waves leave California beach homes on brink of collapse https://phys.org/news/2026-10-devastating-california-beach-homes-brink.html Evacuation orders as fast-moving California wildfire burns homes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6vgjnk8nw2wo?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon #California #environment #beach #wildfire #wildfires
'Devastating' waves leave California beach homes on brink of collapse
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'Devastating' waves leave California beach homes on brink of collapse

Emergency repairs and cleanup were underway Monday in California's wave-battered city of Long Beach, where several homes appeared on the brink of collapse and remained too dangerous to enter.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 3w ago
Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/wildfires-threaten-indonesias-orangutans-as-rescuers-find-injured-animals/ #Indonesia ##environment #wildlife #orangutans #wildfire #wildfires
Wildfires threaten Indonesia's orangutans as rescuers find injured animals
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Wildfires threaten Indonesia's orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Wildfires sweeping across parts of Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive, prompting rescuers to evacuate animals found injured, stranded and surrounded by thick haze. A female Bornean orangutan nicknamed Novita was among dozens of apes rescued from wildfires in parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months. […]

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