Fire has long been a popular way of quickly and cheaply clearing land on Indonesia's Sumatra island and the Indonesian part of Borneo, to make way for lucrative palm oil plantations.But the fires burn out of control and produce noxious haze during the months-long dry season, particularly when started on carbon-rich peatland. If every hectare burned in 2015 were converted to palm oil, the value would be about $8 billion. Indonesia is the world's biggest producer of the oil, used in numerous everyday goods from biscuits to shampoo. BUT More than half a million people suffered acute respiratory infections in Indonesia, while many in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia also fell ill.

How scientists can work on post-haze episodes for better advise so that no more forest fire in Indonesia.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/fires-cost-indonesia-16-billion-twice-the-tsunami-bill-world-bank/articleshow/50185279.cms