Environment news in Sarawak
19 stories within reach of Sarawak, published in the last 30 days and gathered from Malaysian news sources.
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Haze: 6 locations in Sarawak still at hazardous API level as of 10 am
As of 10 am, six locations in Sarawak recorded hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) readings above 300, with Serian highest at 406. Several other areas in Sarawak, Labuan, Sabah, and Johan Setia in Selangor also recorded unhealthy API levels. Cloud seeding operations are ongoing in affected areas.
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Haze: 6 locations still record hazardous API levels
As of 10am, six locations in Sarawak recorded hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) readings above 300, with Serian the highest at 406. Other areas in Sarawak, Labuan, Sabah, and Johan Setia in Selangor also recorded unhealthy levels. Cloud seeding operations are being carried out in affected areas.
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Haze: Six areas in Sarawak record hazardous API readings as at 8am
As of 8am today, six areas in Sarawak recorded hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) readings due to haze, with Serian recording the highest at 408. Several other areas in Sarawak and Sabah recorded very unhealthy or unhealthy readings, while 48 areas nationwide had moderate air quality.
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Sarawak haze crisis: Kuching API hits 407, six areas in hazardous zone
Sarawak is experiencing a severe haze crisis with API readings reaching hazardous levels in six areas, including Kuching at 407. The air quality is very unhealthy in several other regions, prompting health concerns across the state.
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Sarawak Haze Worsens As Six Areas Hit Hazardous Levels
Sarawak's haze worsened on Sept 1, with six areas recording hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) levels, led by Serian at 408 and Kuching at 407. Other affected areas include Samarahan, Sri Aman, Sarikei, and Sibu.
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Five areas in Sarawak record hazardous API levels
Five areas in Sarawak recorded hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, with Serian at 415, Kuching at 405, and others following. The haze situation is worsening, with several more areas at very unhealthy and unhealthy levels.
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Clearer skies in peninsula, but hazardous air quality in 6 parts of Sarawak
Air quality in Peninsular Malaysia has improved to moderate levels, but six areas in Sarawak recorded hazardous API readings as of 8am, with Serian and Kuching exceeding 400. Several other areas in East Malaysia also reported very unhealthy or unhealthy air quality.
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Sarawak haze crisis: Serian and Kuching peak past 400 API as six areas hit hazardous levels
Sarawak is experiencing a severe haze crisis with API readings reaching hazardous levels in several areas, including Serian at 408 and Kuching at 407. Six areas have been classified as hazardous, while others are very unhealthy or unhealthy, prompting health concerns across the state.
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Six areas in Sarawak record hazardous API readings
Six areas in Sarawak recorded hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 8am, with Serian at 408 and Kuching at 407. Three other areas were very unhealthy, and nine more were unhealthy, including areas in Sabah and Selangor.
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Toxic haze from Indonesian fires chokes Malaysian Borneo
Smoke from Indonesian fires has caused a severe haze crisis in Sarawak, leading to a spike in respiratory illnesses. It is the worst such event in a decade.
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Update: 6 areas with hazardous air quality, Sibu latest to exceed 300 API
Sarawak's haze worsens as five areas record hazardous API readings, with Serian at 415. The haze from open burning and forest fires in neighboring regions is causing health concerns, with rising cases of respiratory infections and conjunctivitis.
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Sarawak haze worsens, five areas including Kuching record hazardous API levels
Sarawak's haze has worsened, with five areas including Kuching and Serian recording hazardous Air Pollutant Index readings. The haze is attributed to open burning and forest fires in neighboring countries, and health officials report an increase in respiratory and conjunctivitis cases.
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Haze worsens in East Malaysia as Sarawak records hazardous API, Sabah unhealthy levels - Yahoo
Haze worsens in East Malaysia as Sarawak records hazardous API, Sabah unhealthy levels Yahoo
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DOE: Malaysia haze worsens amid 324 Kalimantan hotspots, four Sarawak areas hazardous
Malaysia's air quality deteriorated sharply, with four areas in Sarawak recording hazardous API readings due to haze from 324 hotspots in Kalimantan. The DOE reported worsening conditions across the country.
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Breathe easy? Not today as Sarawak chokes and Selangor, Perak and Kedah cough
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysia woke up to hazy skies again this morning, with Sarawak bearing the brunt of the sm...
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Sarawak forest fire in Daro enters eighth day, 4ha still burning
DARO, Aug 17 — Firefighters are on their eighth day of working to extinguish a forest fire in Kampung Kut here, wh...
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DoE detects seven hotspots in East Malaysia as transboundary haze worsens air quality
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — A total of seven hotspots were detected in the country, with five in Sarawak and two in Sab...
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Unhealthy air quality recorded in 11 areas nationwide, Sarawak worst hit
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — As of 9am today, air quality in 11 areas across the country is at unhealthy levels, with Sa...
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Six schools in Sarawak shift to online learning as haze hits ‘very unhealthy’ levels
KUCHING, Aug 12 — Six schools in the Tebedu district have been ordered to temporarily close after the Air Pollutan...