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Human-Set Fires Char Drought-Struck New Guinea

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 22 October 2026, 04:01 UTC ·9 sec listen

Fires are spreading across drought-parched parts of New Guinea, where emissions are unusually high on both sides of the island. Human-set burning is driving the blazes, while dry conditions leave the landscape vulnerable to more fires.

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