UKM don warns of prolonged dry spell in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is seeing rainfall in some parts while other areas are experiencing dry conditions associated with the El Nino phenomenon.

A persistent high pressure system over Siberia is said to be behind this and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Climatology and Oceanography Professor Dr Fredo­lin Tangang said it was causing strong winds and rainfall along the west coast and northern Sabah.

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