Hailstones hit Cheras during downpour

PETALING JAYA: Heavy rain hit parts of the city, with a bizarre hailstorm wreaking havoc in the Klang Valley including Cheras.

Every bit, every year, every choice we make matters, say climate change experts

Science reveals that it’s possible to control global warming, but political and societal will is required to make it happen.

Six open burning cases being probed, says minister

PETALING JAYA: There are six investigation papers on open burning and stern action is being taken against the perpetrators, says Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

Drop by drop, China’s Yangtze River is drying up

The levels of the massive waterway were long thought to be constant but researchers say they have calculated the scale of the declineThe river’s ill health is due to various factors and has far-reaching consequences, experts say

It's really hot out there!

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Ten areas in Peninsular Malaysia recorded a yellow-level heatwave with maximum temperatures of between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius as of 4.30pm Sunday (Feb 28), according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

The heat

The heat is on – till mid-March

PETALING JAYA: The scorching weather that has persisted throughout the Chinese New Year festive period is expected to last till at least mid-March, potentially making the coming weeks blistering hot.

In Kenya, electric fences protect forests from human destruction

NAKURU, Kenya (Reuters) - What can stop wandering elephants, illegal logging and protect sources of water? Kenyan environmental group Rhino Ark Trust says: electric fences. Lots of them.

‘Heat won’t kill virus’

GEORGE TOWN: The hot weather currently being experienced in the country, may reduce the survivability of the SARS-Cov-2 virus but will not kill it, says Universiti Sains Malaysia virologist Prof Dr Yahya Mat Arip.

Idris Haron: No water rationing in Melaka despite dry spell

MELAKA: There will not be water rationing in the state despite the current dry spell, says Datuk Seri Idris Haron.