For many across Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, the summer of 2021 was exactly that kind of season. It was A Burning Summer —a phrase that meant three things simultaneously: an actual climatic heatwave, a volatile emotional state during the tail-end of the pandemic, and a controversial thriller that took the streaming world by storm. If you search for the string today, you aren't just looking for a movie file. You are looking for a time capsule.
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This study uses a combination of observational data and climate model simulations to analyze the hot summer of 2021. We examined temperature records from weather stations and satellite datasets to identify the regions and periods most affected by the heatwaves. We also analyzed climate model simulations to understand the role of large-scale climate patterns, such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), in shaping the summer climate of 2021. For many across Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia,