KUALA LUMPUR: Temperatures in Cameron Highlands rose by 0.86% over the past 10 years, the Dewan Rakyat has been told.
Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said 2024 was also the hottest year on record in Cameron Highlands with an average daily temperature of 18.91°C.
“Between 1991 to 2020, average daily temperatures there were at 18.05°C.
“The highest temperature recorded there was 27.9°C on May 19, 1998,” he told the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Feb 26).
He added that 649 landslides were recorded in Cameron Highlands between 1961 until Wednesday.
According to Huang, the Minerals and Geoscience Department has produced a Slope Hazard Map and National Slope Risk Map which identified 45 critical and high-risk slopes there.
“The department has been conducting annual monitoring at 19 critical slopes there since 2021.
“Early warning systems have also been fitted at five of the slopes,” he said, adding that the information is relayed to related agencies and departments for slope management and preparedness in tackling possible landslides.
Huang said the ministry, together with other stakeholders, is developing a comprehensive adaptation strategy to tackle the impact of climate change.
He was responding to questions by Tan Kar Hing (PH-Gopeng) who asked about the temperatures in Cameron Highlands for the past decade alongside the number of landslides recorded and efforts to monitor high-risk slopes.
