Indonesia's Firestorm: A Crisis of Climate Change and Human Neglect The wildfires raging across Indonesia's Kalimantan region have unleashed a haze so thick it's choking communities as far away as Malaysia, raising questions about the country's ability to protect its citizens from the devastating effects of climate change.
Locals are praying for rain to bring relief, but this disaster is not just an environmental catastrophe – it's also a symptom of deeper issues with governance and resource management.
The severity of the crisis can be gauged by the fact that over 200,000 students have been forced out of school due to long closures.