If there were an apex predator among fires, tropical peatland fires would be a top contender. These fires, which burn in dried wetland soils, are slow-burning, highly polluting, and notoriously difficult to extinguish because they smolder at low temperatures and often burn underground through expansive deposits of peat. By one estimate, peat fires generate three
A weak orangutan was found laying on the ground in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island. Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain haze from wildfires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra islands. The wildfires have destroyed part of the habitat of hundreds of orangutans and risking the survival of the species. “The situation is
In Flores’ westernmost town of Labuan Bajo, the gateway to Komodo National Park and one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations, many survivors have been sleeping outdoors, fearful that if the tremors continue they might be crushed in their sleep. “The shaking was very scary. My house almost collapsed,” said one farmer named Anastasia Imad,
Rescue teams in Indonesia have been searching for survivors of Saturday’s major earthquake which left at least 47 people dead. The magnitude 7.7 quake struck the island of Flores shortly before 05:00 (22:00 GMT on Friday) and had a depth of 15km, Indonesia’s meteorology and geophysics agency stated. Preliminary reports indicate hundreds of buildings have
The shallower an earthquake is, the more destructive its effects on the surface tend to be. Strong aftershocks were felt in the same area, including one with a magnitude of 6.1. Video taken at the port in Maumere showed large chunks of concrete breaking off the terminal building onto passengers waiting to board an inter-island
Reuters August 15, 2026 — 10:37am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early on Saturday, triggering an early tsunami warning by the country’s geophysics agency. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre recorded a quake
