Forest Fires Rage on Southeast Asian Peninsula

As Covid-19 grips the world, another crisis threatens

By: Gregory McCann

With much of Asia gripped by the Covid-19 pandemic that has infected 3.1 million people globally and killed more than 218,000 so far, another crisis rages in Southeast Asia—forest fires. While the 2019 wildfires of Australia received extensive global attention, with their torched koala bears and apocalyptic scenes of humans fleeing inf…