In some provinces declared a state of emergency

Indonesia expects drier than normal weather in several regions prone to fires and haze in the West and in the centre of Indonesia in March and April, said Monday the state meteoagentstvo (BMKG), drawing attention to the recent increase in fires. The region every dry season suffers from the so-called haze caused by smoldering fires, often deliberately organized to clear the land for plantations of palm oil on the Islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The fires were particularly severe in 2015 due to prolonged dry season caused by climate model El niño. The smoke from them has covered neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia for many weeks and has shifted far to the North, reaching the Thai capital, Bangkok. In October, senior government officials tried to clear themselves of accusations of fires and dangerous smog that cost the country about $16 billion, saying that not BMKG predicted the severity of the weather phenomenon El niño. In the province of Rio on Central and East coast of Sumatra in March and April, the probability of low rainfall, so the potential for occurrence of fires is very high, according to BMKG, East Kalimantan (East Borneo) also needs to be ready for wildfires. Last week the Governor of Rio has declared a state of emergency, trying to prevent the recurrence of haze 2015. Representatives of the weather Bureau reported a 50 per cent probability of the influence of meteorological maps of La niña in Indonesia in the fourth quarter of this year, which can cause wetter than normal "dry" season and a stronger rainy season. Usually raw materials that deteriorate during the wet dry season, is sugar and tobacco, said the management of BMKG. Indonesia coffee, cocoa and oil palm crop La niña is unlikely to have a major impact, more humid dry season brings advantages for rice production. In 2010, the sugar production in Indonesia fell by about a third due to La niña. Source - agro2b.ru