{
  "story_id": "cdea98a2aceb7d7e69011b5345fdf93c",
  "desk": "drm3",
  "revision": 1,
  "published_at": "2026-09-04T12:07:17.000Z",
  "content_hash": "e866a08542624603e5b3e88f4c30e1d51fbdc632fe774c429883579a19f42842",
  "hash_basis": "sha256 over `headline\\ndek\\nprose`, plus `\\n` + the canonical citations JSON when any source is placed, plus `\\n#blog` for blogs",
  "basis": {
    "headline": "NASA Explains Why Indonesia's Peatland Fires Are So Hard to Extinguish",
    "dek": "NASA attributes Indonesia's persistent fires to low-temperature combustion in thick peat deposits.",
    "prose": "NASA reported on September 1, 2026, that forest and land fires in Indonesia are difficult to extinguish because they burn at low temperatures within thick peat deposits. [^1]\n\nIn 2015, Indonesia's fires released 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents, a figure that the 2026 fires have reached only 10 percent of as of September 2. [^2]\n\nRobert Field, a Columbia University researcher, stated that fire activity in Indonesia is tracking sharply upward in 2026, similar to the extreme levels seen in 2015. [^3]\n\nThe Indonesian meteorological agency reported that about 90 percent of the country received little to no rainfall in early August 2026. [^4]\n\nTropical peatland fires in Indonesia generate three times more fine particulate matter than other tropical forest fires, five times more sulfur dioxide, three times more organic carbon, and two times more methane and carbon monoxide. [^5]\n\nIndonesia is the host of 36 percent of the total tropical peatlands in the world, creating a significant challenge for fire management. [^6]\n\nThe current climate pattern, assessed by NOAA satellites in August, typically triggers a sharp reduction in rainfall in Indonesia, contributing to the fire risk. [^7]",
    "cited": "[{\"statement\":\"NASA reported on September 1, 2026, that forest and land fires in Indonesia are difficult to extinguish because they burn at low temperatures within thick peat deposits.\",\"source\":\"Republika Online\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-04T12:07:17.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Republika Online\"]},{\"statement\":\"In 2015, Indonesia's fires released 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents, a figure that the 2026 fires have reached only 10 percent of as of September 2.\",\"source\":\"NASA Science\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T04:01:00.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"NASA Science\"]},{\"statement\":\"Robert Field, a Columbia University researcher, stated that fire activity in Indonesia is tracking sharply upward in 2026, similar to the extreme levels seen in 2015.\",\"source\":\"NASA Science\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T04:01:00.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"NASA Science\"]},{\"statement\":\"The Indonesian meteorological agency reported that about 90 percent of the country received little to no rainfall in early August 2026.\",\"source\":\"NASA Science\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T04:01:00.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"NASA Science\"]},{\"statement\":\"Tropical peatland fires in Indonesia generate three times more fine particulate matter than other tropical forest fires, five times more sulfur dioxide, three times more organic carbon, and two times more methane and carbon monoxide.\",\"source\":\"NASA Science\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T04:01:00.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"NASA Science\"]},{\"statement\":\"Indonesia is the host of 36 percent of the total tropical peatlands in the world, creating a significant challenge for fire management.\",\"source\":\"Republika Online\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-04T12:07:17.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Republika Online\"]},{\"statement\":\"The current climate pattern, assessed by NOAA satellites in August, typically triggers a sharp reduction in rainfall in Indonesia, contributing to the fire risk.\",\"source\":\"Republika Online\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-04T12:07:17.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"Republika Online\"]}]",
    "kind": "news"
  },
  "receipt_verify": "Ed25519 over the dot-joined string `slice_hash.cursor_from.cursor_to.view.view_version.row_count`; public_key and sig are base64url of the raw 32-byte key / 64-byte signature",
  "receipt": null,
  "receipt_note": "this revision predates receipt-keeping (before v0.37.0); the filed row lives in the record",
  "generation_chain": {
    "wire": {
      "stream": "fountain_news",
      "story_id": "2c554e3cc68bda077f88e46be75ad89e",
      "thread_id": "01bd17cff751898127d02b576b2f49ce",
      "thread_label": "Robert Field",
      "novelty": "UPDATE",
      "content_hash": "8ad730a6aa66ff8a96f0a4d73692bfb0724fb0929dead44366f63bbcb1dc1220",
      "last_published_at": "2026-09-04T12:07:17.000Z",
      "read_receipt": {
        "slice_hash": "31cc3c7cf71505a6066575922cd851998c070e6d509dad9dc07e4c08a2cb115f",
        "cursor_from": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDRUMTI6MDU6MTQuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiYTI1OGI3NzFlMjY1ZWI2NGEzOWNmMzFjNDBmNzExZGYiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "cursor_to": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDRUMTI6NTg6MjcuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiNzRkY2VlNGQ3ZDQ0YWVkNzBjYThkNTUwOTgyNmE0ODIiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "view": "v_fountain_news",
        "view_version": "1",
        "row_count": 100,
        "window_days": 3,
        "bytes_scanned": 9795940,
        "credits": 8,
        "price_per_100_rows": 8,
        "sig": "i8Bh-2JZ-iZ0FNxxp41M8s6bq4sw-MwA3zKJbJlPgJF-0x_I06ljDRjo9CfFoZaS7POyWhK0zxyje7OB48j3Bw",
        "public_key": "bMUigy8O0jOnBxQ4Sc-5lwhIZ8LQVAhxMbR7qESVuUE",
        "signer_path": "lakehouse/data-extract/v1",
        "alg": "Ed25519",
        "signed": true
      }
    },
    "written_at": "2026-09-04T18:20:04.719Z"
  },
  "cited_facts": [
    {
      "statement": "NASA reported on September 1, 2026, that forest and land fires in Indonesia are difficult to extinguish because they burn at low temperatures within thick peat deposits.",
      "source": "Republika Online",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-04T12:07:17.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Republika Online"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "In 2015, Indonesia's fires released 1.75 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalents, a figure that the 2026 fires have reached only 10 percent of as of September 2.",
      "source": "NASA Science",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T04:01:00.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "NASA Science"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Robert Field, a Columbia University researcher, stated that fire activity in Indonesia is tracking sharply upward in 2026, similar to the extreme levels seen in 2015.",
      "source": "NASA Science",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T04:01:00.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "NASA Science"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The Indonesian meteorological agency reported that about 90 percent of the country received little to no rainfall in early August 2026.",
      "source": "NASA Science",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T04:01:00.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "NASA Science"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Tropical peatland fires in Indonesia generate three times more fine particulate matter than other tropical forest fires, five times more sulfur dioxide, three times more organic carbon, and two times more methane and carbon monoxide.",
      "source": "NASA Science",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T04:01:00.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "NASA Science"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Indonesia is the host of 36 percent of the total tropical peatlands in the world, creating a significant challenge for fire management.",
      "source": "Republika Online",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-04T12:07:17.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Republika Online"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The current climate pattern, assessed by NOAA satellites in August, typically triggers a sharp reduction in rainfall in Indonesia, contributing to the fire risk.",
      "source": "Republika Online",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-04T12:07:17.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "Republika Online"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "note": "A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true."
}