KUALA LUMPUR: Cloud seeding is expected to be carried out tomorrow over the Klang Valley and Sarawak, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
“However, this depends on the haze situation this afternoon, which may improve due to the changes in winds which are stronger,” said senior meteorological officer of the National Weather Centre, Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip.
He stressed that the department was ready to carry out the cloud seeding operations to reduce the haze which has affected several areas in the country.
Meanwhile, according to the Department of Environment website today, Bakar Arang in Sungai Petani, Kedah, was the latest area which recorded an unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading, at 112 this afternoon.
The API reading in Banting, Selangor, remained the highest in the country, at 171, followed by Port Klang (164), Shah Alam (149), Petaling Jaya and Kuala Selangor (145).
In Sarawak, Sri Aman recorded a reading of 138, Sarikei 122 and Samarahan (111).
In Johor, Muar and Larkin Lama recorded readings of 128 and 101.
In Negeri Sembilan, Nilai recorded a reading of 169, Seremban (167), Port Dickson (160) while in Melaka, Bukit Rambai recorded 158 and Melaka City 141.
In the Federal Capital, the areas which recorded an API reading at the unhealthy level were Batu Muda (163), Cheras (152) and Putrajaya (156).
Unhealthy readings were also recorded at Seberang Jaya 2 (Perai) (128) and USM (129) in Penang, while in Kedah, Bakar Arang (Sungai Petani) recorded 112.
In Perak, readings at unhealthy levels were recorded in Seri Manjung (159), SK Jalan Pegoh (Ipoh) (148), Jalan Tasek (Ipoh) (138) and Kampung Air Putih (119).
In Pahang, three areas recorded readings at unhealthy levels- Balok Baru (Kuantan) (121), Indera Mahkota (Kuantan) (107) and Jerantut (114), while in Terengganu, the areas were Kemaman (126) and Paka (102).
An API reading of between 0 and 50 is considered a safe level, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy and 300 and above dangerous.
Members of the public can visit the http://apims.doe.gov.my/ website to find out the current API readings. –Bernama