KOTA KINABALU: A drop in the air pollutant index (API) in major towns in Sabah as of 11am yesterday showed improvement in the haze situation, at least here in Sabah.
The latest API reading available from the Department of Environment (DOE) recorded the number in Kota Kinabalu at 71, an improvement from Monday’s 73 reading, whereas Keningau dropped from 74 on Monday to 51 yesterday, Tawau from 41 to 37, while the API in Sandakan remained at 51.
Among the major towns, Keningau was the worst hit and recorded the highest API readings in Sabah.
The haze was recorded to be at its worst on Saturday (June 22), when the API reading reached 101 in Keningau, and reached as high as 91 in Kota Kinabalu, before the numbers dropped to 77 and 83 the next day respectively, and consistently decreased since then.