KUALA LUMPUR: The thick haze blanketing Peninsular Malaysia is a result of the change of wind direction caused by the Dujuan tropical storm.
Malaysia Meteorological Department officer Ambun Dindang said the formation of the tropical storm, located northeast of Luzon Island in the Philippines, has caused the wind to come from the south.
"Right now, the winds are blowing from the Sumatera Islands towards Malaysia.
"The winds aren't that strong, between 9.3 kph to 18.5 kph but it is the direction of it, continuously blowing from the south that's bringing the haze from Sumatera and Kalimantan to our country," he told the New Straits Times when contacted.
Ambun said tropical storm was expected to make a landfall in China on Sept 29, which would alter the wind blow direction.
"The current wind blow direction would last until month-end. Once the storm dissipates, the wind direction would, as well," he added.