Friday, August 14, 2009

Air Pollutant Index for Malaysia Borneo (14 Aug 2009)


Forest and bush fires in neighbouring Kalimantan are contributing to the haze experienced in several parts of Borneo, especially Miri, Sibu and Kuching. Kota Kinabalu too is not spared. Nevertheless, the haze problem in Malaysia Borneo appears to be improving as compared to the week before (click here for comparison with API level recorded on 7 August 2009). Below is the latest API reading for some locations in the two states of Malaysia Borneo:

Sabah (API reading at 11am)

Kota Kinabalu (42)
Sandakan (29)
Tawau (48)
Keningau (51)

Sarawak (API reading at 11am)

Bintulu (45)
Kapit (51)
Kuching (50)
Limbang (26)
Miri (71)
Samarahan (63)
Sarikei (41)
Sibu (57)
Sri Aman (56)

Legend: API Status

0-50 Good
51-100 Moderate
101-200 Unhealthy
201-300 Very Unhealthy
>301 Hazardous


Source: Department of Environment, Malaysia
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