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Indonesian wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings in Sulawesi

The world’s oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are under threat as heat and smoke from the country’s worst wildfires in more than a decade risk accelerating the deterioration of the more than 67,000-year-old works of art, according to researchers. Indonesia is battling its most intense forest and land fires since 2015 as a severe El Nino drives up temperatures and reduces…

Indonesian wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings in Sulawesi

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