Plantation owners and farmers in Sumatra and Borneo use a technique called slash and burn to clear large pieces of land. They normally use this technique during July and August, just before the planting season.
But it all started earlier this year due to the high temperatures and dry vegetation.
There are so many plots being burnt now that they even had to close the airport for a while in kalimantan, due to the thick smoke.
The smoke from Indonesia could hit Singapore in two weeks time, depending on the wind.
It will be hard breading once again as the region has been plagued by this phenomenon since 1997.
While countries that are affected by this haze yearly are trying to combat it in collaboration with Indonesia, there are no immediate solutions.
And although there is no fall in Singapore, in a few weeks time it might look like that!
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