The effects of climate change in Malaysia


Megacities like Kuala Lumpur are prone to increased temperatures due to the UHI effect. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

On Apr 5 (2022), the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General described the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as “a litany of broken climate promises” and reminded the world that it is “on a fast track to climate disaster”.

The Malaysian government has not been providing much information about the effects of climate change in the country.

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