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There is a city in our country where the air quality is the worst.

13/08/2022

In our country, this city has the highest air pollutant index (API).

Sri Aman in Sarawak has the worst air quality in the country.

Since this morning around one in the morning, haze has caused the air quality in Sri Aman to become harmful.

The Ministry of Environment and Water’s air pollution index (API) indicates that Sri Aman has the nation’s worst air quality right now.

At 1 am, Sri Aman’s API reading was 105, but by 6 am, it had risen to 151.

Sri Aman’s API reading between nine and twelve o’clock was 153.

Only Kapit had a good air quality reading at 12 o’clock in Sarawak, at 38.

With API scores between 51 and 100, the air quality was moderate in all other state divisions.

According to the API classifications, excellent air quality is between 0 and 50, moderate air quality is between 51 and 100, poor air quality is between 101 and 200, very unhealthy air quality is between 201-300, and hazardous air quality is over 300.

A look at the website of the Asean Specialized Meteorological Centre revealed significant hotspot clusters in West Kalimantan close to the Sarawak border.

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