# Fires and floods hit region

- Place: South Papua, Indonesia (-5.95, 137.84)
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:14:27.696Z · expires 2026-11-10T17:14:27.696Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/6ck
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

Indonesia's South Papua province faces ongoing wildfires exacerbated by dry conditions, despite recent rainfall, per The Jakarta Post.

The fires have prompted weather modification efforts to combat the blaze, as reported by Tempo.co.

Neighboring countries are grappling with toxic haze from the fires, creating political tensions, BBC notes.

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck near Jayapura on Monday, according to VolcanoDiscovery.

## Sources

- [Weather Modification Extended to Fight South Papua Fires](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxNVkc3S1hCYzZZRGQxMzlhNUNIZzd4bnNqVXlYcXRLb3hLMWFUemx3Tm5fSlZkZU9Fa0hNUldHRjVpMm8xSkZyVlFjdUlCWW13blprS29pLXdNYXctMVE3eV9VYW5SVFZzRnFZWlJGM19YYjZBQU4zTVNhdlpyOEJxVkVncnF3RWMxY0pFcHdMTk1ZV2s?oc=5) · en.tempo.co · 2026-11-03
- [Indonesia's toxic haze is giving its neighbours a political headache](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW0FVX3lxTE5XQXJRVDZKUzlHSkZ2ai10UG5XcVpTWDduUUcyMElyNDJmMUJHbVljWW1xcUFkSjNmN28waXBPRV9xbDI0OWN4Mzc4dFpYUjhOM3ZjSmFKaHZRdWM?oc=5) · bbc.com · 2026-11-02
- [Kota Jayapura, Provinsi Papua, Indonesia, Earthquakes: Latest Quakes](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE9JN1FpdlhsSXVnUXMzTTk5U3FuWjVLV2FZX1RZdWhxaGY1TTBZVzJxVFk0OGFlcTJLeVJ6UFVHZng0Y0t6MnY2emNITzFwVjBlazVoaDVDWmxOVmJocTBJYmE0ekp5Q08wQmlHcW81VHRBZGhydVdGYXUwMTg4UFE?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
- [Indonesia shifts focus from wildfires to floods as rainy season begins](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxOX1QtbUNzaWpLektaM01uczBIVlpxU240ckx6WlZfQXVSRG52X0tSNXV4dkFxUm05UVF6OXVYU1MtWndrN3g2ejBjUW9ITmVVUDNWa1NTelV6QkwxRHAyNUVRdmxGVW1yUG9nX0VzcWF4R3hsNHpvRVRoTTg2dXdTbE9QaE1kX0xha24tNGRuLUV4UVJzTXpld2JUNFdITnFDc093b2ljeUI3MzBG0gGyAUFVX3lxTE1FLXZLRzl6UVU4VWtMc0paS3dWRGZNNGJtN0hfUHMyWmpxUHpYMTh2a2xOV20xOFZLR3BzSVJOTnpFQkZESE5Md1drWXFFVFEyTW9ncVY4aS16S2tPTnJvV0RyMWx0YU5pZmUzRHpPZDduQWx2YmlobGVhZEZQaERRWlpqNkdFaWR4WkVrbkNqQW8xMVB2cUVpeUtlalNHelFSYVlpcGJzYlBQd3NwRWFXOEE?oc=5) · en.antaranews.com · 2026-11-02
- [Papua New Guinea Earthquakes: Latest Quakes](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZkFVX3lxTE1vTURmRTZNUmlzRzNOZU9tay16VVNoOEZ5RS1pWVlvcVNoQlB6Sm0zcHFROWE1amRHZFZMVGp2THZfeWk3ODNsaTJWaUJGNmNnS0tMUm9PWUx3Z0ItQUNMLU5OZjBSZw?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
- [Papua blazes defy rainfall relief](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxPR1VVVF82S3NIR3Nvd3NkTUFzN3cwdWEyUldTZHE4cmc2ekZjUTZhc3lsMHdjLVJRSHNLVGdvUDY1Zk8yVXNWRjhRX25JWF9URVlpVDY0b0ZHVGQ1TEZOOXJtS3RkYTRoblk2T3J3bGdMckx5OG9YdEJlNld4d0VxLWRHTjNTbmhXMUpIWDRiOFgzdVk3SjNFNUhnMVA5UXU0aHBPdHk2WFlRM2N5NERZZkNGS3dMRm16MXNldkR6TWNJTHBwdV9pSFlEUQ?oc=5) · thejakartapost.com · 2026-11-02
- [Indonesia’s fires shift east to Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua as floods hit 7,615 households in North Sumatra](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxNdFBqVjhsTlNCbllqUHNydkc0YTJ5RE1NRzdTUWpLQ0s2WDYwNGttbnZFd2lRRmZjUF85M3NPdHJweGJsZ3BvUGtobnZweTBJTDhZVzVBT3VPN3FzZ1BxX3B2V1ptRUVUbUJnRFdBRDQ0MDNOMlVZWTlpVVp5Q25XMzBSTXE5YTM2TEhkMWViWDlmZmpfR0EzQWNvbUd6cW5nM01xQlR4WlRodFRuTXl5aDNhTzF3THVQM3ZrRHJ6dVh4REwxRU1OR1lXNA?oc=5) · theindependent.sg · 2026-11-02
- [Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - South Papua, 3.1 km west of Jayapura, Kota Jayapura, Provinsi Papua, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 06:58 pm (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxPSVB5NzNQOGdJckFleEtINUJiRnQ0dHU2dHBKNG1hRTFJMHhLZWZLamlqcWhwbnhjeUZidk1XR0ZOVVJuVUp2S0Z5YnMyYm1YS3RWY3E4Um9NODdXR3M5V0VZTjdxRlR1NEE4aHg1MWlkWnZGV25heGVTNDlOYkdHd3JrcWFIaWFWcURzQXJKVkhtV1lVaVRuNUdLUnQ0a1JsNmVDejBiRkh6ZzctQlVvRWlPVEpYQ3AtNFg4akRoVHA2UDQ1TjZGeHNvTQ?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02

## Open data shown on the globe

- Fires seen from orbit · NASA FIRMS VIIRS (NOAA-20, NOAA-21), gas flares and steady industrial heat removed: 133 hot spots in 24 h within 300 km · 27 new this week; 1,109 MW of heat · 230 the day before; satellites see heat, not its cause · check: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@137.840,-5.950,8.0z