{
  "id": 3608023,
  "title": "Why El Niño isn’t the sole culprit of forest fires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/why-el-nino-isnt-the-sole-culprit-of-forest-fires-3608023",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:12:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post Academia",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post-academia",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/why-el-nio-isnt-the-sole-culprit-of-forest-fires.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kalimantan’s land fires aren’t just down to El Niño; they are caused by the soil losing its ability to hold water. Prevention must start by restoring the soil’s natural balance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}