PUTRAJAYA: With the authorities already recording a drop in air quality this week, Malaysians will have to remain on the alert as the current hot and dry weather is expected to continue right through August.
Department of Environment Director-General Rosnani Ibrahim said open burning in Sumatra was the main culprit for the deteriorating air quality.
The Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre, she said, had spotted at least 49 hot spots and smoke plumes in the island, believed to be signs of forest fires.
And the situation has left the department worried because the south-westerly winds characterising the present weather pattern are blowing pollutants from Sumatra over to Peninsular Malaysia.
The department has detected a deterioration in the air quality in several areas along the west coast of the peninsula from Muar up to Prai, especially in the Klang Valley.
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