Thursday, October 26, 2006

Air quality better now, thanks to rains and winds

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians finally got a break from the haze after rains brought relief to a month of smoky conditions.

The easterly winds have also steadily improved the air quality during the past few days.

Yesterday, 45 areas registered a "good" air pollutant index (API) while four were "moderate".

An API reading of between 0 and 50 denotes good while 51 to 100 is moderate, 101 to 200 is unhealthy, 201 to 300 is very unhealthy and above 300 is hazardous.

It rained heavily in many areas, washing away the pollutants caused by Indonesian forest fires.

The Meteorological Services Department weather forecast centre principle assistant director Wong Teck Kiong said the easterly winds kept the smoke from Indonesian fires away from Malaysia.

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