Sarawak Haze Crisis: Kuching API Hits 407, Six Areas in Hazardous Zone
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Six districts in Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, have recorded dangerous air pollution indices (APIs), including the state capital, Kuching, where the API reached 407. According to national guidelines, levels above 300 are considered dangerous, while readings exceeding 500 can trigger a local emergency declaration. Schools in Kuching have been closed for two weeks, and adequate protective masks are difficult to find in Sarawak. A 37-year-old r…
Clearer skies in peninsula, but hazardous air quality in 6 parts of Sarawak
The six areas in Sarawak with hazardous API readings were Serian, Kuching, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Sarikei and Sibu. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The air quality in West Malaysia has improved with moderate air pollutant index (API) readings across most of the peninsula, although the haze has worsened in East Malaysia with six areas in Sarawak recording hazardous air quality.As of 8am, hazardous API readings were recorded in Serian (408), Kuching (40…
PETALING JAYA: Six locations in Sarawak still recorded air pollution index (API) at hazardous levels with API readings exceeding 300 as of 11am today. A check through the Air Pollution Index System (APIMS) website, Department of Environment (DOE) found that Serian recorded the highest API with an API reading of 404. This was followed by Kuching (394), Samarahan (365), Sri Aman ... The post 6 locations in Sarawak recorded hazardous API readings …
Six areas in Sarawak recorded hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) levels as of 8am this morning, with the monitoring station at the Serian District Police Headquarters (IPD) recording readings... Read Full Article 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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