<strong>LETTERS:</strong> The Meteorological Department expects a Super El Nino, with an index above 2.5, stronger than the 1997/98 and 2015/16 episodes, to bring extreme heat between March and May next year.
Key takeaways
Malaysia anticipates a Super El Nino causing extreme heat from March to May next year, potentially breaking national temperature records. The article highlights resulting consumer protection issues, including rising electricity costs, appliance safety, and increased health risks for vulnerable populations.
- Meteorological Department predicts temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius, exceeding the 1998 national record.
- Heatwaves may cause sharp increases in household electricity bills and demand for cooling appliances.
- Vulnerable groups face heightened risks of heat exhaustion, straining hospital emergency departments.
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LETTERS: The Meteorological Department expects a Super El Nino, with an index above 2.5, stronger than the 1997/98 and 2015/16 episodes, to bring extreme heat between March and May next year.
Temperatures of 41℃ or more are projected, which would break the national record of 40.1℃ set in Chuping, Perlis, in 1998.
From a consumer-protection perspective, this is not merely a weather story but one about safety, affordability, fair dealing and the right to essential services.
And because most of us will experience this heat inside buildings that other people manage, it is also a facility management story.
