Malaysia deploys air force aircraft for cloud seeding to combat worsening haze

Cloud seeding operations will be carried out in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya following worsening haze conditions in Malaysia, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.The agency said the operations would be scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.“However, the operations are subject to weather conditions and the availability of suitable clouds for the seeding process,” its director general, Meor Ismail Meor Akim, said in a statement on Saturday.The operations will be carried out by the agency in collaboration with the Malaysian Meteorological Department, Malaysia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="206729" data-entity-type="organization">Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia and the Air Force.An Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft will be used as the main asset for the cloud seeding operations.People swim in a sky pool against a city skyline blanketed in haze in Kuala Lumpur, on September 7. Photo: EPAMalaysia and Singapore are registering unhealthy air conditions caused by Indonesia’s most intense wildfires in 11 years. Indonesian Forestry Minister ‌Raja Juli Antoni has warned that the wildfires could continue until November this year.On Friday, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto said ⁠⁠he would receive aid from Malaysia to help contain forest and land fires that have been raging for weeks.