Haze Index Malaysia Today

Weather and haze outlook.

Haze index malaysia today. Psi stands for pollutant standards index. Apims is a website that provide information of the latest api readings at continuous air quality monitoring caqm stations in malaysia based on standard health classification. An increase in hotspot activities may be expected in the sub region under the dry conditions. Jokowi embarrassed by haze situation affecting neighbouring malaysia singapore editor ii aug 8 2019 borneo post indonesian president joko widodo jokowi said the haze caused by forest fires in indonesia has been an embarrassment for him to face malaysia and singapore as the problem has.

Air pollutant index api or indeks pencemaran udara ipu is the indicator of air quality status in malaysia. Mindvalley s resident health coach ronan gives 5 essential tips on how to survive the haze and maintain your health. Dry conditions are forecast to persist over the mekong sub region in the coming days. Once connected air pollution levels are reported instantaneously and in real time on our maps.

It is an index of daily air quality levels and computed on the concentration of fine particulate matter pm2 5 the dominant pollutant during haze. Glossary 1 hour api air pollutant index is calculated based on the 1 hour average of the concentration levels of pm 2 5 pm 10 sulphur dioxide so 2 nitrogen dioxide no 2 ozone o 3 and carbon monoxide co the air pollutant with the highest concentration dominant pollutant which is usually pm 2 5 will determine the api value when the dominant pollutant is not pm 2 5 it will be. In the coming days shower activities are expected to persist over most parts of the asean region except for southern sumatra java and the lesser sunda islands. Winds are expected to blow mainly from the southeast or southwest over the whole asean region under prevailing southwest monsoon conditions.

On the other hand scattered showers are expected elsewhere over the southern asean region for the next few days. Weather and haze outlook most of the mekong sub region apart from coastal areas of cambodia and viet nam are forecast to remain dry and susceptible to fires and smoke haze development in the coming days. Api is calculated based on 24hr running average of the most dominant parameter. Weather and haze outlook.

A specific colour shape is assigned to each air pollutant index api category to make it easier for the people with colour vision deficiency to understand the status of air quality. It s that time of the year again the air becomes polluted and it s hard to breathe.