The haze from Indonesia is unlikely to hang as heavy this year as it did last year, as weather patterns are expected to return to normal for most of the year, says the weatherman.
Sans the prolonged droughts that plagued the country, there is less chance that forest and plantation fires started during land clearance will rage out of control as they did last year in Sumatra, Kalimantan and other provinces.
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