JAKARTA/BANGKOK/HO CHI MINH CITY -- Sweltering heat spreading through Southeast Asia in recent weeks heralds the return of El Nino, with governments across the region bracing to fight everything from water shortages to forest fires and clouds of choking haze as the weather pattern strengthens.
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From Indonesia to Vietnam, El Nino fans fears of fires and drought
Returning climate pattern set to hit key crops as well as industrial sector
Scorching conditions from the El Nino weather pattern are expected to crimp production at palm oil plantations like this one in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province. © Reuters
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