Currently in D.C. — October 10, 2023: Beautiful day with some partial clouds

The weather, currently.

I love fall, especially when we get days like this. Today we have a great combo of sun and some partial clouds that give us a chiaroscuro effect very appropriate to the season. The weather will also be cool and delicious with a high of 70°F around 2 in the afternoon which will drop to 61°F by nightfall. So, time to get outside and enjoy the weather! Maybe with some U2 in the background: “It's a beautiful day, sky falls, you feel like it's a beautiful day, don't let it get away.”

— Myriam Vidal Valero

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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