PETALING JAYA: La Nina is likely to return in the second half of the year and with the northeast monsoon expected in November, climate experts warn of more intense rainfall and higher risks of flooding in the country.
PETALING JAYA: The west coast of Peninsular Malaysia will get more rain as the country moves out of the extreme heatwave that has gripped it over the past few months, say climatologists.
Scientists agree that the El Nino weather cycle is imminent later this year – what they aren't sure about is whether the heat and drought effects it brings will be worsened by climate change.
GLOBAL food demand and supply are interlinked, and any instability in the local or global supply chain will have an impact on our food security. Therefore, the variability in extreme weather such as floods or droughts can influence the whole global supply chain, says Universiti Malaya climate specialist Prof Datuk Dr Azizan Abu Samah.