Haze: More areas with unhealthy air at 2pm


PETALING JAYA: More areas recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at 2pm Sunday compared to earlier in the day.

Petaling Jaya (101), Shah Alam (104), Putrajaya (103), Batu Muda (103), Seremban (102), Port Dickson (103) and Nilai (104) in Negri Sembilan have all registered unhealthy air at 2pm.

Malacca City (114), Bukit Rambai (106), Port Klang (110) and Banting (109) continue to stay in the unhealthy range like in the morning.

In Sarawak, the air quality in Samarahan registered an API of 109 and Kuching 102.

An API of between 0 to 50 is considered good, 51 to 100 (moderate), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy), 301 and above (hazardous).




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