Worrying about La Nina floods as we bake under El Nino heat


Fast drying up: It is getting critical at the Teluk Bahang Dam in Penang.

PETALING JAYA: It’s ironic that Malaysians burning under the merciless El Nino heatwave that is drying up rivers and reservoirs will have to face possible monster floods at year end.

The latest data from a US climate agency said there was a 60% chance that El Nino “sibling” La Nina – which in Malaysia causes heavier than normal rainfall – will happen sometime from October to Decem­ber (see graphic).

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Environment , La Nina El Nino

   

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