BY JOTISRI VASUDEVAN
“IN 1998, temperatures in Malaysia reached a staggering 40 °C during extreme weather events, sending shockwaves through the nation.”
“Just over a decade later, in 2016, the mercury soared to 39 °C, ushering in an era of scorching discomfort.”
Dr Nurul Nadrah Aqilah Tukimat, an expert in water resources and climate assessment, made these observations in an interview with The Petri Dish recently.
The lecturer from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) pointed out that there is a connection between science, heatwaves and climate change.
Heatwaves are not a strange occurrence in Malaysia, a country situated in the tropics. With its equatorial climate and hot and humid weather, heatwaves are a norm in the country’s climate charts.
