Sarawak extends cloud‑seeding operations to tackle transboundary haze as Serian API shows improving trend

Cloud seeding in Sarawak has been extended until tomorrow to address transboundary haze, following successful rainfall in Bakun and Murum Dam areas.

Air quality in Serian district is improving, with an API of 185 indicating unhealthy conditions.

Monitoring continues before Serian's emergency status is assessed, with no hotspots in Sarawak but 184 in Kalimantan.

KUCHING, Sept 6 — Cloud seeding operations across Sarawak have been extended until tomorrow in an ongoing effort to mitigate transboundary haze affecting the state.

Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the extension followed a successful operation yesterday, which brought rainfall over the targeted Bakun and Murum Dam areas.

“Today’s operation will continue as planned and will be carried out where suitable cloud and weather conditions permit,” he said in a statement today.

Sarawak has been conducting cloud-seeding operations targeting key dams and water catchment areas in the state since Thursday.

Meanwhile, Uggah said air quality in the Serian district had shown an improving trend, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at 185 as at noon today, placing it in the unhealthy category.

“There is a downward trend for the API level in Serian as we enter the second of three days of monitoring. The API is primarily affected by wind direction and the source of hotspots,” he said.

He said continued monitoring was necessary before any formal recommendation regarding Serian’s emergency status could be submitted to Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Uggah said data from the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) revealed zero hotspots in Sarawak, while 184 hotspots were detected in neighbouring Kalimantan, Indonesia. — Bernama

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为解决跨境雾霾问题，砂拉越的人工增雨作业将延长至明日，此前巴贡和穆伦水坝地区已取得成功降雨。

西连县的空气质量正在改善，空气污染指数（API）为 185，表明空气质量不健康。

在评估西连的紧急状态之前，监测工作仍在继续，目前砂拉越没有热点地区，但加里曼丹有 184 个热点地区。

古晋，9月6日讯——为持续缓解影响砂拉越州的跨境雾霾，砂拉越全州的人工增雨作业将延长至明日。

砂拉越灾害管理委员会（SDMC）主席拿督阿玛道格拉斯·乌加·恩巴斯表示，此次延长行动是在昨天成功开展行动之后进行的，该行动为目标巴贡和穆鲁姆水坝地区带来了降雨。

“今天的作业将按计划进行，并将在云层和天气条件允许的情况下开展，”他今天在一份声明中说。

自周四以来，砂拉越一直在该州的主要水坝和集水区进行人工增雨作业。

与此同时，乌加表示，西连县的空气质量呈现改善趋势，截至今天中午，空气污染指数（API）读数为 185，处于不健康水平。

“随着我们进入为期三天的监测的第二天，西连地区的API水平呈下降趋势。API主要受风向和热点来源的影响，”他说。

他说，在向砂拉越州州长丹斯里阿邦佐哈里和首相拿督斯里安瓦尔易卜拉欣提交有关西连紧急状态的任何正式建议之前，有必要继续进行监测。

乌加表示，东盟专业气象中心（ASMC）的数据显示，沙捞越没有热点，而邻近的印尼加里曼丹则探测到184个热点。——马新社

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