Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find outCloseThe BBC’s Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, as Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade. A toxic haze has been choking millions of residents in the region, and has spread to neighbouring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. So why has it been so bad?
Tambunan explains what peat is, and why peatland fires are so difficult to contain.Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingIndonesiaFollow Indonesiaclose panelYou are now following IndonesiaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.WildfiresFollow Wildfiresclose panelYou are now following WildfiresUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Air pollutionFollow Air pollutionclose panelYou are now following Air pollutionUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.EnvironmentFollow Environmentclose panelYou are now following EnvironmentUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description
