Indonesian wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings in Sulawesi
While Sumatra and Borneo are the worst affected, fires have also spread to Sulawesi, where limestone caves house art as old as 67,000 years
Indonesia is battling its most intense forest and land fires since 2015 as a severe El Nino drives up temperatures and reduces rainfall, leaving its forest and peatland vulnerable to fire. While the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are the worst affected by the disaster, fires have also spread on the island of Sulawesi, including in South Sulawesi where limestone caves house the world’s oldest prehistoric art.
