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Japan Sends CH-47 Helicopters to Indonesia to Fight Wildfires

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It is worth pointing out that Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, for the first time, are operating outside the country, with the deployment of three CH-47 Chinook helicopters to assist in tackling the problem of forest and peatland fires in Indonesia. The helicopters landed in West Kalimantan on Thursday on board the transport ship JS Kunisaki, which has a capacity of 8,900… Continue reading Japan Sends CH-47 Helicopters to Indonesia to Fight Wildfires

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Indonesia Wildfire Emissions Become World’s Highest

This aerial photo taken from a commercial aircraft shows haze from Indonesian forest fires blanketing a bridge in Kuching, the capital city of Malaysia's Sarawak state on the island of Borneo on September 5, 2026. (AFP)

Wildfire emissions of carbon have been the world’s highest this week, in Indonesia, as fires have been burning in parts of Borneo and Sumatra. According to Fire Emissions Watch, a service that relies on data from the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitoring system, between September 1 and September 7, the fire emissions were 19.7 million metric tons, which is more… Continue reading Indonesia Wildfire Emissions Become World’s Highest