What burned in Indonesia?
Wildfires that burned in Indonesia throughout September and October 2015 caused choking smoke to spread across the region, disrupting daily life and causing health problems for thousands of people. The fires were started by farmers and companies who were burning forests and peatlands to clear land for agricultural and development projects.
The air pollution in Indonesia was the worst on record in 2015, and the fires caused the country to exceed its carbon emissions budget for …