# Explainer: How severe are Indonesia’s wildfires?

https://mins.news/en/item/38139

- Reuters, 2026-08-31 04:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/how-severe-are-indonesias-wildfires-2026-08-31/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9500f92732d8000164686b

> Indonesia’s wildfire season is intensifying, prompting authorities to remain on high alert as they try to limit the damage and prevent a repeat of the devastation that struck the archipelago in 2015 during similarly severe “super El Niño” conditions.

## Related coverage

- [Wildfires in Indonesia spread haze across parts of Southeast Asia](https://mins.news/en/video/42267) — CNA, 2026-09-02