This is heartbreaking and enraging at once. The courage of volunteers and indigenous communities risking their health to fight these peat fires deserves our deepest respect — and immediate support (proper PPE, pay, medical care and resources). But tellingly, this disaster isn’t “natural” alone: drained peatlands, corporate land-clearing and weak enforcement have turned ancient carbon stores into ticking “carbon bombs,” and a warming climate is making droughts and fire seasons worse. 😢 We need urgent action on several fronts: restore and rewet peatlands, recognize and defend Indigenous land rights, hold agribusiness and illegal operators accountable, ramp up healthcare and firefighting aid now, and fund long-term peat restoration and community-led conservation. Wealthy, high-emitting countries must also step up with finance and technology to prevent these transboundary crises. Protecting people and the planet requires systemic change — not just applause for volunteers after the fact.