印度尼西亚灾害管理机构一名官员于周四表示，尽管过去一周火灾热点有所减少，但印度尼西亚仍对野火保持高度警惕，零星降雨仍不足以将其扑灭。与此同时，婆罗洲岛的学生就政府对这场危机应对不力举行了抗议活动。
Indonesia remains on high alert for wildfires despite a decline in hotspots over the past week, with the sporadic rainfall still not enough to put them out, a disaster agency official said on Thursday, as students on Borneo island staged protests against the government's handling of the crisis.
印度尼西亚正面临11年来最严重的森林大火，厄尔尼诺气象现象导致气温升高，使该国广袤的森林和泥炭地更容易发生火灾。
Indonesia has been battling its most intense forest fires in 11 years, with the El Niño weather phenomenon driving up temperatures and leaving the country's vast stretches of forest and peatland more vulnerable to fire.
持续的火灾在印度尼西亚导致了数十万起呼吸道疾病病例，并严重影响了邻国新加坡和马来西亚的空气质量，跨境雾霾在整个地区引发了强烈批评。
The persistent fires have caused hundreds of thousands of cases of respiratory illness in Indonesia and badly affected air quality in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia, with the transboundary haze drawing heavy criticism across the region.
根据欧盟哥白尼气候变化服务局的数据，10月15日至10月21日期间，印度尼西亚火灾产生的二氧化碳排放量达到1444万公吨，低于前七天的2222万公吨。
According to data from the EU's Copernicus climate monitoring service, carbon dioxide emissions from Indonesian fires from October 15 to October 21 reached 14.44 million metric tons, down from 22.22 million tons over the preceding seven days.
根据印度尼西亚森林部监测平台Sipongi的数据，周四“高置信度”热点数量为565处，低于10月14日的1200多处。
The number of "high-confidence" hotspots stood at 565 on Thursday, according to Indonesian forest ministry monitoring platform Sipongi, down from over 1,200 on October 14.
印度尼西亚抗灾署发言人伯顿·潘贾伊坦对路透社表示：“根据最新进展，热点数量呈下降趋势；然而，这一趋势仍然不稳定，尚未在所有地区保持一致。”
"Based on the latest developments, the number of hotspots has shown a decline; however, the trend remains volatile and is not yet uniform across all regions," Berton Panjaitan, a spokesperson for Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency, told Reuters.
印度尼西亚已部署了超过6.9万名消防人员（高于9月中旬的约4.4万人），以及约50架飞机用于进行空投水弹和人工影响天气作业。当局还在测试扑灭火灾的新方法，包括使用特殊化学品和利用干冰进行人工增雨。
Indonesia has deployed more than 69,000 firefighting personnel, up from around 44,000 in mid-September, as well as around 50 aircraft to conduct waterbombing and weather modification operations. Authorities are also testing new methods to put out fires, including special chemicals and the use of dry ice for cloud seeding.
印度尼西亚今年的旱季开始时间较往常更早，持续时间也更长。雨季通常在10月开始，但该国气象机构表示雨季将推迟至11月。
Indonesia's dry season started earlier than usual this year and has also lasted longer. The rainy season normally starts in October, but the country's weather agency said it will be delayed until November.
伯顿表示：“出现新火灾热点的可能性依然存在，特别是如果降雨仍然不均匀且火源尚未得到完全处理的话。”
"The potential for new hotspots to emerge persists, especially if rainfall remains uneven and the sources of the fires have not been fully addressed," Berton said.
当地一家新闻频道显示，南加里曼丹省马辰市至少有100名大学生在地区议会大楼外举行抗议，要求采取更具体的行动扑灭火灾。
At least 100 university students in Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province staged a protest at the regional house of representatives to demand more concrete action to extinguish the fires, a local news channel showed.
据当地媒体报道，西加里曼丹省坤甸和南加里曼丹省三马林达的数百名学生周三也举行了示威活动，抗议当地政府对火灾的应对。伯顿表示，当局将维持灭火工作并加强巡逻。
Hundreds of students in Pontianak in West Kalimantan and Samarinda in South Kalimantan also held demonstrations on Wednesday to protest against the local government's handling of the fires, according to local media. Berton said authorities would maintain firefighting efforts and strengthen patrols.
他补充道：“目标是防止发生新的火灾，并确保已经扑灭的火灾不会死灰复燃。”
"The goal is to prevent new fires and ensure that fires that have been extinguished do not reignite," he added.