Address heatwave impacts as sign of climate crisis

WE at Gabungan Darurat Iklim Malaysia (GDIMY) are deeply alarmed by the recent heatwave affecting Malaysia, which has tragically claimed the lives of two children within a single week.

As the sweltering heatwave sweeps across Asia causing record-breaking high temperatures, many recognise this as a stark sign of the climate emergency. With the south-west monsoon and the El Nino weather phenomenon coinciding in the coming months, the situation is expected to worsen.