Natural Disasters news in Bahagian Serian Sarawak

1. El Nino, dry conditions, haze expected to persist in stages until May next year - Expert

   1 day ago Astro Awani Serian 1.3 km

   Experts warn that El Nino will prolong dry conditions and haze in stages until May next year, with fires expected to shift from Indonesia to northern Sarawak and Sabah. Current air quality readings show hazardous levels in Serian, Sarawak, and very unhealthy levels in Kuching, Sri Aman, and Samarahan.

2. Indonesia's cloud-seeding efforts to fight fires hit by lack of clouds; haze reaches hazardous levels in Sarawak

   1 day ago Sarawak Tribune Serian, Sarawak 1.3 km

   Indonesia's weather modification operations to combat forest fires are constrained by a lack of suitable clouds in Kalimantan and Sumatra. The resulting haze has severely impacted Sarawak, with Serian recording a hazardous API reading of 345, prompting the state to launch its own cloud-seeding operations.