{
  "id": 4690055,
  "title": "Malaysia's Sarawak eyes cloud seeding as haze worsens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/malaysias-sarawak-eyes-cloud-seeding-as-haze-worsens",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-malaysia-sarawak-eyes-cloud-seeding.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia's Sarawak province plans to deploy cloud-seeding operations in early September to combat worsening air quality caused by smoke from Indonesian wildfires. With air quality deteriorating rapidly, seven locations recorded hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) readings above 300, with Serian district reaching a reading of 475. The cloud-seeding effort aims to not only alleviate the haze but also replenish critically low reservoirs and dams after a long dry spell. Sarawak officials have urged the federal government to address the issue through the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution.",
  "summary": "Malaysia's Sarawak state plans cloud-seeding operations in early September, officials said Monday, as smoke from fires in neighboring Indonesia pushes air quality to hazardous levels.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Sarawak to carry out cloud seeding Sept 3 to 5 as haze worsens, four water plants shut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sarawak-to-carry-out-cloud-seeding-sept-3-to-5-as-haze-worsens-four",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:01:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Cloud seeding planned as haze worsens in Sarawak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/cloud-seeding-planned-as-haze-worsens-in-sarawak",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:10:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Sarawak eyes cloud seeding as haze worsens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sarawak-eyes-cloud-seeding-as-haze-worsens",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:47:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}