KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Air quality is expected to improve further amid increasingly humid conditions and more frequent rainfall in several areas, as well as a downgrade in regional haze alert levels by the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC).
Department of Environment (DOE) Deputy Director-General (Development) Azuri Azizah Saedon said that although fire hotspots were still being detected in several parts of Southeast Asia, changing wind patterns associated with the monsoon transition and the onset of the Northeast Monsoon (NEM) were expected to help reduce transboundary haze entering Malaysia.
She said winds that typically blow from the northeast towards the southwest could potentially reduce the influx of smoke from Sumatra into Peninsular Malaysia.
