Air quality in Kuching among the world's worst

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Haze: Kuching among top cities with world’s most polluted air index

The haze in Kuching has resulted in Malaysia being ranked among the top 10 countries with the world’s worst air pollution index, according to the non-profit World Air Quality Index .

API reading of 0-50 is deemed good, 51-100 , 101-150 , 150-200 , 201 - 300 and anything above 300 is deemed hazardous. According to the WAQI, Indonesia ranks number two as of 11am with API reading of 442 in Simpang. Australia currently ranks first with Whyalla recording a high 592. Yesterday saw a sharp rise in the number of hotspots compared to Tuesday, with 465 hotspots in Kalimantan, 113 in Sumatra, 11 in Sabah and Sarawak. There was no hotspot indicated in Peninsular Malaysia.Meanwhile, according to the Environment Department’s API readings, six areas have recorded very unhealthy air quality, as at 11am.Despite this, Jakarta has implicated several Malaysian-linked palm oil companies in some forest fires there.

 

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An annual affairs. Ensure that they are not repeated again next year. So much inconvenience to everyone. 😥

It's now impossible to go outside without getting sick. Staying inside your chances are only a little better.

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