As El Niño intensifies, peat deposits are making seasonal fires in Sumatra and Borneo unusually difficult to control.
Published Sep 27, 2015
During the May-October dry season, fire often smolders through Indonesia’s tropical forests. The challenge is to keep track of the fires set in remote regions, a task perfectly suited to satellite imagery. Fire locations from MODIS for the week of August 4, 2008, are marked with red dots here. Officials were concerned that fires during the 2008 season could be more intense than normal because the dry season had been especially dry.
Published Aug 23, 2008
Fires burning in peat deposits in Indonesia release gases and particles that have consequences for public health and the climate.
Published Sep 17, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Dust and Haze Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
For much of October, smoke poured from fires in Borneo.
Published Nov 3, 2015
The Aqua MODIS sensor detected some 400 fires burning in Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2014.
Published Mar 7, 2014
