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Research group takes down controversial Indonesia fire analysis

The government had criticized the claim that more than 1.6 million hectares were burnt this year.
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How much did Indonesia burn this year? An international research organization has taken down an online report that suggested fires burnt more than 1.6 million hectares of land in the country during 2019, 40% more than the government's own calculations for the same period.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03771-2

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  • Correction 13 December 2019: A previous version of this story gave the wrong owner, and repeat cycle, for Landsat 8.

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