Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'
By Chronicle Newsroom · · Source: BBC News
Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
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