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  "id": 6436846,
  "title": "Indonesia’s wildfire emissions surge to world’s highest, data shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/indonesias-wildfire-emissions-surge-to-worlds-highest-data-shows",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366962/indonesias-wildfire-emissions-surge-worlds-highest-data-shows"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indonesia is facing a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with carbon dioxide readings currently the highest in the world, data has shown. Fire emissions from Indonesia from September 1 to September 7 reached 19.7 million metric tons, overtaking Russia this week and making up more than a third of the…",
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        "published": "2026-09-09T18:00:00.000Z"
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  "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."
}