NYTIMES (Zunaira Saieed) - Fighting Wildfire Haze With an Airplane and Lots of Salt and Water
The authorities in Malaysian Borneo have been trying to seed clouds to counteract the effects of smoke wafting in from neighboring Indonesia.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Orangutan rescued from Indonesian wildfire
An orangutan has been rescued by locals in Borneo, Indonesia, as wildfires continue to sweep across the region. The animal is suspected of having acute respiratory problems and will be moved to a wildlife rehabilitation center.
NYTIMES (Max Kim and Muktita Suhartono) - As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify
The unusual weather pattern and dried out peatlands, a kind of wetland, have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons. This year could be one.
NYTIMES (Richard Sandomir) - Biruté Galdikas, 79, Who Worked to Save Wild Orangutans in Borneo, Dies
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the “trimates.”