The Guardian, on Climate, 13 November 2026
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Read the original article on theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)The Guardian reports a World Weather Attribution study on Indonesia's 2026 wildfires. It sets out how fossil fuel warming, El Niño and forest conversion each fed the fires, and it reports the haze's health toll with sources. The study's figures are attributed, the human cause of warming is stated plainly, and nothing in the article misleads its reader.
“global heating, primarily driven by the burning of oil, gas and coal, raised temperatures by 1.6C in this three-month period”
The article names the cause of warming in plain terms, the burning of oil, gas and coal, and gives the scientists' measured effect on this event rather than leaving the climate link vague.
“the hot, dry air conditions were made three times more likely by climate change and five times more by El Niño”
The article gives the attribution finding with its separate weightings for climate change and El Niño. The reader gets the scientists' actual estimate instead of an overstated or understated claim.
“with at least 400,000 related respiratory infections, including 180,000 children, according to the health ministry”
The article reports the human cost of the smoke, including children, and attributes the figure to its source.
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