The 'apex predator' of fires choking south-east Asia - podcast

The Guardian Health Wednesday 16 September 2026, 15:00 UTC By Presented by Matilda Boseley with Kate Lamb. Produced by Cheyne Anderson with mixing and sound design by Lu Hill. Molly Glassey is executive producer 1 min read

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Indonesia is in the middle of a climate emergency, experiencing what Nasa calls the ‘apex predator’ of wildfires. It’s burning an area three times the size of Singapore and choking millions across south-east Asia with toxic haze. But while Europe’s catastrophic summer made headlines in Australia, the climate emergency happening to one of our closest neighbours is less well known.

But while Europe’s catastrophic summer made headlines in Australia, the climate emergency happening to one of our closest neighbours is less well known. Kate Lamb joins Matilda Boseley to talk about just how consequential these fires could become

The women saving Borneo: battling fire, patriarchy and super El Niño on Indonesia’s peatland frontlines

Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo

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