Indonesian authorities have arrested 72 people suspected of starting forest and peatland fires. The fires have caused choking haze in central and west Indonesia. According to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency, the fires are driven by an intensifying El Niño pattern and a prolonged dry season. The blazes have spread smoke into Malaysia, straining relations with neighboring countries. On Sunday, parts of Borneo and South Sumatra were heavily affected. The agency resumed cloud-seeding operations, deploying helicopters for water-bombing missions. Authorities are investigating whether companies financed the land clearing, which could expand the probe beyond those arrested.

Record-low water levels at Lake Velence have made boating difficult and closed swimming beaches, offering a stark view of Hungary’s worsening water crisis. Years of drought and climate-driven heat are being compounded by a water-management system built to drain precipitation from fields, wetlands and soil. As other lakes shrink and the Danube falls low enough to threaten operations at Hungary’s only nuclear plant, experts are urging the restoration of wetlands, wider floodplains and changes in agriculture. Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government has promised a national water conservation program, infrastructure repairs and a fundamental shift toward retaining water.