No indication of volcanic ash entering Malaysian airspace, says MetMalaysia

There are no signs of toxic volcanic ash from Indonesia moving into Malaysian airspace, contradicting recent social media claims, according to Dr. Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip, director-general of the Malaysian Meteorological Department.

Monitoring indicates that ash from Gunung Anak Krakatau is drifting towards the Indian Ocean northwest of Sumatra.

Dr. Hisham emphasized that the volcanic eruption and the El Niño phenomenon are unrelated, urging the public to refrain from spreading unverified information.

The country is currently experiencing a normal El Niño phase, expected to potentially escalate to a Super El Niño by March or April next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — There are no indications that toxic volcanic ash from an eruption in Indonesia is moving across Malaysian airspace, as recently claimed on social media.

Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said current monitoring showed that volcanic ash, including from Gunung Anak Krakatau, was moving towards the Indian Ocean northwest of Sumatra, rather than towards Malaysia.

He said the volcano is also being closely monitored by an international monitoring centre in Darwin, Australia.

“The volcanic eruption or earthquake and the El Niño phenomenon affecting the country are two separate matters with no direct connection. They happened around the same period, which led some people to assume that they were related.

“Monitoring shows that the ash is moving towards open waters, not towards the peninsula, Sabah or Sarawak. I deny the viral claim and urge the public, especially keyboard warriors, to stop spreading unverified information to avoid causing panic,” he said when appearing as a guest on Fokus 30, a Bernama Radio programme titled ‘Super El Nino: Impact on the Country’ here today.

On current weather conditions, Mohd Hisham said the country was still experiencing a normal El Niño phase, which was gradually developing from weak to moderate and strong before potentially reaching a very strong or Super El Nino phase.

He said Super El Nino conditions were expected towards the end of the Northeast Monsoon, around March or April next year, particularly in the northern states of the peninsula.

Earlier, a social media post went viral claiming that sulphur dioxide from the latest eruption of Gunug Anak Krakatau in Indonesia had entered Malaysian airspace. The post featured red and orange atmospheric model images and urged the public to wear face masks.

Gunung Anak Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait, previously experienced continuous eruptive activity for about 25 hours, beginning at 11.07pm on September 4 and ending at 12.04am on September 6. — Bernama

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监测显示，喀拉喀托火山的火山灰正向苏门答腊西北部的印度洋漂移。

希沙姆博士强调，火山爆发与厄尔尼诺现象无关，并敦促公众不要传播未经证实的信息。

该国目前正经历正常的厄尔尼诺现象，预计到明年三月或四月可能会升级为超级厄尔尼诺现象。

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