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        "id": 1998237,
        "msgid": "how-long-will-the-suffocating-haze-last-in-malaysia-1790182331",
        "date": "2026-09-23 23:29:32",
        "title": "How Long Will the Suffocating Haze Last in Malaysia?",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Malaysia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability has warned that haze conditions may persist until early 2027 due to the El Nino phenomenon. The Malaysian government has offered to assist Indonesia with aerial firefighting capabilities, including water-bombing and cloud seeding, to combat forest fires.",
        "content": "<p>TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Haze is expected to persist in Malaysia until\nearly 2027 due to prolonged hot and dry weather fueled by El Nino\nphenomenon, the country\u2019s Minister of Natural Resources and\nEnvironmental Sustainability Arthur Joseph Kurup said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>El Nino is expected to strengthen into a Super El Nino phase from\nOctober 2026 to January 2027, with its impacts continuing until June,\nwhile the concurrent southwest monsoon will cause lower rainfall and\nhotter and drier conditions, Kurup told local media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prolonged dry conditions will increase the risk of open fires,\nespecially in areas prone to fires,\u201d the minister said, as quoted from\nAntara, citing Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p>The minister added that current haze conditions have lasted more than\nprevious occurrences, which typically last for one or two months.<\/p>\n<p>Kurup also stated that Malaysia will assist Indonesia in combating\nforest fires, including providing aerial firefighting capabilities. He\nadded that Malaysia has offered water-bombing operations using\nhelicopters, firefighting support using amphibious aircraft, and cloud\nseeding operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe form and scope of assistance will be detailed jointly with the\nIndonesian government based on the needs and suitability of the\nsituation on the ground, subject to the agreement of both countries\u2019\nagencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, several areas in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, located\nin the northern part of Borneo, recorded unhealthy pollution levels on\nTuesday, with Sibu District recording an Air Pollutant Index (API) of\n175 at 3:00 p.m. local time. Other areas, including Sri Aman and Mukah,\nrecorded a reading of 172.<\/p>\n<p>According to the country\u2019s air quality assessment scale, an API\nreading between zero and 50 is categorized as \u201cgood,\u201d 51 to 100 as\n\u201cmoderate,\u201d 101 to 200 as \u201cunhealthy,\u201d 201 to 300 as \u201cvery unhealthy,\u201d\nand 301 and above as \u201chazardous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read: Haze Grounds Flights at Central Kalimantan Airport<\/p>\n<p>Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google\nNews<\/p>",
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