Serian’s API soars to hazardous 364, four Sarawak areas very unhealthy by 8am Sunday
KUCHING (Aug 30): Air quality in Serian deteriorated sharply from a very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 273 at 8pm on Saturday to 364, a hazardous level by 8am on Sunday. According to the Natural Resources and Environment Board’s Daily Haze Watch, four air quality monitoring stations in Sarawak recorded very unhealthy API [...] The post Serian’s API soars to hazardous 364, four…
Serian's air quality deteriorated sharply, rising from a very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 273 at 8pm on Saturday to a hazardous level of 364 by 8am on Sunday, according to the Natural Resources and Environment Board’s Daily Haze Watch. Four Sarawak areas—Samarahan, Lubok Antu, Lundu, and Sri Aman—recorded very unhealthy API readings at 8am on Sunday, marking increases from their readings at 8pm on Saturday.
Eleven other locations registered unhealthy air quality by the same time, with Tebedu reaching 200, higher than its 227 reading on Saturday. Kuching and Sarikei both registered 195, while Sibu, Bintulu, Mukah, Samalaju, and Miri all fell in the unhealthy range. Lawas and Limbang remained at moderate levels with API readings of 99 and 88, respectively.
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