Serian tops hazardous API chart at 364, multiple Sarawak districts suffer worsening air
KUCHING, Aug 30 — Serian recorded a hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) reading as of 8am today.According to the D...
The Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at Serian, Sarawak, has reached a hazardous level of 364, according to the Department of Environment's Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal. This reading, taken at 8am, signifies a dangerous air quality level, surpassing the hazardous threshold of 300. Three other Sarawakian districts—Samarahan, Kuching, and Sri Aman—have also been flagged with very unhealthy API readings of 300, 291, and 214, respectively.
The API scale ranges from zero to 50 (good air quality) to above 300 (hazardous). An API reading above 300 is considered hazardous, indicating a serious air quality issue.
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Also reported by 4 other outlets
- Serian’s API soars to hazardous 364, four Sarawak areas very unhealthy by 8am Sunday theborneopost.com
- Serian air pollution hits hazardous level as haze blankets Sarawak thevibes.com
- Serian tops hazardous API chart at 364, multiple Sarawak districts suffer worsening air malaymail.com
- Serian records hazardous API reading nst.com.my
