‘Hazardous’ Levels of Air Quality in Parts of Indonesia’s Borneo

‘Hazardous’ levels of air quality in parts of Indonesia’s Borneo

Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan was the most polluted city in the archipelago, with an air quality index (AQI) of 780 as of noon on Aug 31. Meanwhile, a Japan Self-Defense Force transport ship is enroute from Hiroshima to Indonesia to aid in firefighting operations.

Air quality hits unhealthy to hazardous levels in southern Asean as thick smoke drifts from Kalimantan and Sumatra

SINGAPORE, Aug 30 — Air quality in some parts of the southern Asean region reached hazardous levels on Sunday morning, according to the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC).In its daily weather and haze report, ASMC said several air quality monitoring stations in West Kalimantan, central and southern Sumatra, western Peninsular Malaysia, and central and western Sarawak recorded unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels.It observed scat…

Transboundary haze threat in S’wak grows as Kalimantan records nearly 13,000 hotspots

By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, Aug 30: Sarawak’s worsening haze situation is expected to persist in the coming days as nearly 13,000 hotspots in Kalimantan continue to generate smoke plumes drifting across the border into the State. In a statement, the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak said 12,888 hotspots were detected in Kalimantan, Indonesia, […]