Currently in Philadelphia — October 10, 2023: Not too sunny, not too cloudy

The weather, currently.

Graffiti Pier is beautiful this time of year. Last night, I went out to the very end with a group of bluegrass musicians and played as the Sun went down. It felt like our own little inner-city harvest festival. The beautiful fall weather continues today, with a high of 66F, a good mix of clouds and sun (scattered cumulus, if you were wondering), and some appropriately chilly winds. Get ready for more of the same the rest of this week.

— Abe Musselman

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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