Gallery: Satellites Expose Just How Bad Indonesia's Fires Are

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    An image taken by German satellite TET-1, superimposed over one taken by NASA's MODIS, show just how many fires in Indonesia there were on September 24, 2015.
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    TET-1 and MODIS time series show how fires start and spread over three weeks in Borneo's Sabangau National Park.
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    On October 4, 2015, MODIS captured this image of smoke streaming over southern Sumatra.
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    Smoke and fires in southern Sumatra and Borneo on September 24.
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    The ridiculous amount of smoke billowing from fires in southern Sumatra and Borneo has affected air quality for millions of people.
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    MODIS image of peat fires in Borneo, Indonesia on October 19.
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    Smoke, helpfully labeled, over Borneo. The red outlines indicate hot spots where the sensor detected unusually warm surface temperatures from fires.
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