KOTA BHARU: The El Nino phenomenon hitting the country is expected to continue for the next two months, says Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. He said his ministry and the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) would monitor the weather transition. According to him, forecasts indicate this year could be the country’s hottest...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Get ready to sizzle in April and May. Temperatures in the next two months – usually among the warmest months in the year – could be nudged up further due to lingering effects of the El Nino phenomenon that gripped Singapore from the second half of 2023, experts say. El Nino is a...
PETALING JAYA: Fifteen places in Malaysia, including Tangkak in Johor and Beaufort in Sabah, in under Level 1 heatwave alert. In an advisory issued by the Meteorological Department on Friday (Fen 23), other places are Perlis, Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Pendang, Kulim, Baling, Sik, Padang Terap, and Bandar Baharu in Kedah, Hulu Perak...
BEIJING: China - grappling with one of its coldest Decembers on record - will likely have to brace for another round of scorching heat and an increase in extreme weather next year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, a senior climate expert said. This year has seen China lurch from some of its hottest temperatures...
KUALA LUMPUR: Transboundary haze could soon sweep Malaysia due to dry weather caused by the ongoing El Nino climate phenomenon and the predicted South-West Monsoon, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). Its director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said the country is expected to experience drier weather in the coming months as El Nino grows in strength. ALSO READ: Haze...
