How to ‘JET’ off towards a cleaner, greener future

Too hot to handle: The grass in Padang Brown, George Town, dried out due to a prolonged hot spell earlier in the year. — Filepic/The Star

AS the global climate continues to change, South-East Asia has emerged as one of the world’s most at-risk regions. The events we have witnessed these past few years in Malaysia – intense heatwaves, food supply disruptions and devastating floods – may only be the tip of the iceberg. Unless there is collective and immediate action to combat the climate crisis, we can expect to see increasing climatic volatility.

Here are three sobering global facts on the climate transition: