Widespread flooding across Malaysia starting late last year shocked urban residents, with green groups urging a new approach as climate change impacts become more .
The damaged furniture and mud-caked walls left by floodwaters have now been replaced or cleaned in Elizabeth Chong s family home, but lost forever are old photos and documents that gave a precious glimpse into her ancestors lives.
Malaysian floods hit urban areas once thought safe Calls grow to boost climate action and limit deforestation Global warming threatens to drive more frequent floods By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The damaged furniture and mud-caked walls left by floodwaters have now been replaced or cleaned in Elizabeth Chong's family home, but lost forever are old photos and documents that gave a precious glimpse into her ancestors' lives.
Widespread flooding across Malaysia starting late last year shocked urban residents, with green groups urging a new approach as climate change impacts become more .
Activists and an opposition lawmaker in the Malaysian state of Pahang have demanded government accountability after reports that just 5% of forest reserves cleared to make way for plantations have actually been replanted. According to an investigation by environmental news site Macaranga, 77,331 hectares (191,089 acres) of Pahang’s forest reserves were cleared between 2012 and […]