Serian back in hazardous zone, hours after haze emergency lifted
IPD Serian recorded an API reading of 302 at 9am while three other areas in Sarawak remained in the very unhealthy category.
Serian, a district in Sarawak, Malaysia, has returned to the hazardous air pollutant index (API) category only hours after the emergency was lifted, according to data from the Air Pollutant Index Management System portal. The API reading at the IPD Serian monitoring station was recorded at 302 as of 9am on Monday, marking it as hazardous once again. This sudden shift follows the declaration of an emergency last Friday, which was lifted following a noticeable improvement in air quality.
Across Sarawak, three other areas were also flagged with very unhealthy API readings: Kuching (249), Sri Aman (235), and Samarahan (233). Additionally, 24 other locations nationwide recorded unhealthy air quality, bringing the total to 29 areas in the hazardous category. In contrast, Selangor recorded six areas in the unhealthy category, while Perak and other Malaysian states had varying numbers of areas in the moderate and good air quality categories.
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