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Rains bring haze reprieve in Indonesia, Singapore mongabay.com October 27, 2006 Rain has brought a temporary reprieve for areas affected by forest fires-caused haze in Indonesia according to a report from Reuters. There have showers over pats of Sumatra as the dry season comes to a close. The rains have helped diminish forest and agricultural fires burning across much of the island. The fires have been blamed for hundreds of millions to billions in losses in Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia.
The fallout from the haze is increasingly political -- the 2005-2006 fires resulted in heated exchanges between Indonesian and Malaysian government officials. Malaysia and Singapore offered assistance in fighting Indonesian blazes, while simultaneously scolding the country for its lack of progress in controlling the wild fires. Indonesia in turn blamed Malaysian firms for rampant illegal logging in the country, which left its forests more susceptible to conflagrations. RELATED ARTICLES Forest fires result from government failure in Indonesia -- 10/15/2006 Indonesia is burning again. Smoke from fires set for land-clearing in South Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sumatra are causing pollution levels to climb in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok, resulting in mounting haze-related health problems, traffic accidents, and associated economic costs. The country's neighbors are again clamoring for action but ultimately the fires will burn until they are extinguished by seasonal rains in coming months Borneo and Sumatra burn as forest fires rage -- 10/4/2006 Forest fires are again burning across Borneo and Sumatra (Indonesia) according to satellite images released this week by NASA. This article used information from a Reuters report as well as extensive excerpts from previous mongabay.com articles. Recommend this article? Comments? >Digg this article | >Hugg this article | Contact News options
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