Event Brief
Oct 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM ET
Wildfires threaten Sulawesi cave paintings
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Heat and smoke from Indonesia’s worst wildfires in more than a decade risk accelerating the deterioration of cave paintings on Sulawesi that researchers say are more than 67,000 years old. A severe El Niño is driving higher temperatures and lower rainfall, leaving forests and peatland vulnerable to fire.
WHO: Researchers say the paintings are at risk from heat and smoke.
WHAT: Heat and smoke from Indonesian wildfires threaten to accelerate deterioration of the cave paintings on Sulawesi.
WHEN: Reported Oct 23, 2026 at 2:31 AM ET
WHERE: Sulawesi, Indonesia
WHY: A severe El Niño is driving higher temperatures and lower rainfall, leaving forests and peatland vulnerable to fire.
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