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By: Publisher: New Delhi : Centre for Science and Environment, 2010Description: 1 DVD (24 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • A01184
Summary: Forest fires raging across Central Kalimantan in Borneo are destroying vital peat swamp forests, and exacerbating climate change. Working 24-hour shifts, Indonesian fire fighting teams have been battling roaring flames above ground, but also struggling to extinguish the more insidious, hard-to-detect underground peat fires. Scientists estimate that deforestation contributes up to 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Forest fires raging across Central Kalimantan in Borneo are destroying vital peat swamp forests, and exacerbating climate change. Working 24-hour shifts, Indonesian fire fighting teams have been battling roaring flames above ground, but also struggling to extinguish the more insidious, hard-to-detect underground peat fires. Scientists estimate that deforestation contributes up to 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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