Currently in Portland — October 10th, 2023: Maybe a rumble of thunder

The weather, currently.

I hope you were prepared for this dramatic shift back to the cool and wet, because we’re about to get plenty more of it. Tuesday will be even cooler than Monday, with a high temp only reaching about 60 degrees. A bit of breeze (plus some stronger wind gusts) are also being added to the mix, to make sure every outdoor inch gets rained on, don’t skimp on bundling up if you’re planning a long walk or a bike ride. (It’s probably time for doggy rain coats, too.) Tuesday night also brings the possibility of a thunderstorm, so look out for that!

— Stella Harris

What you need to know, currently.

Wildfires in Indonesia have already burned more land area than in all of 2022 combined, according to satellite imagery and local reports.

Indonesia often hosts massive forest fires during its dry season, which runs roughly from August to December. This year, with drought linked to El Niño, those fires have been much larger than normal — recalling some of the major fire seasons of 1997 and 2015, both intense El Niño years.

On average, tens of thousands of people die annually due to complications of smoke and air pollution due to fires in Indonesia — some of which can linger for months in slow-burning peatlands.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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