Serian Air Pollution Hits Critical Levels As API Reading Exceeds 500, Emergency Could Be Declared

Malaysia's Sarawak declares emergency in Serian district due to haze

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's Sarawak state declared an emergency in the district of Serian on Friday (Sept 4), after thick haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia pushed air pollution up to hazardous levels.Sarawak, on Borneo, has been heavily affected by fires on the Indonesian side of the island, with haze forcing school closures in some parts of the state.Malaysian authorities categorise Air Pollution Index (API) readings above 300…

Serian Air Pollution Hits Critical Levels As API Reading Exceeds 500, Emergency Could Be Declared

Serian, Sarawak recorded an extremely high Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 517 today (4 September), placing the district well into the hazardous category

Sarawak town chokes as haze pushes air pollution past Malaysia’s emergency threshold

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Air pollution in a town in Sarawak state on Borneo Island breached Malaysia’s emergency-level threshold on Friday amid worsening haze linked to forest and land fires in neighboring Indonesia.

Sarawak’s Serian district records hazardous air pollutant index of 518

Sarawak’s Serian records hazardous API of 518, exceeding emergency level, with several other Malaysian regions also facing unhealthy to hazardous air quality. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sarawak haze pushes Serian API reading to 495, just short of ‘emergency’ level

KUCHING, Sept 4 — Haze in Serian worsened sharply overnight, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) there climbing to 495 this morning, just five points below the level that would...

Air quality in Serian nears emergency level at 495

The air quality in northern West Malaysia meanwhile saw significant improvements, with parts of Kedah, Penang and Kelantan seeing good air quality.