00:00Malaysia is expected to experience record-breaking temperatures next year
00:04as climate experts warn that a super El Nino could develop later this year.
00:09According to the Malaysia Meteorological Department,
00:13the El Nino event is expected to peak between March and May 2027.
00:19Climate experts say that stronger weather pattern will increase the risk of prolonged droughts,
00:24severe heatwaves and heavier flooding in many parts of Malaysia.
00:28They forecast that maximum temperatures could exceed Malaysia's current record of 40.1 degrees Celsius,
00:35which was recorded in Cuping Perlis during the 1998 Super El Nino.
00:40The Department's Director General, Muhammad Hisham Muhammad Anip, said
00:43Malaysia's average temperatures have continued to rise steadily since the 1980s.
00:48The Department also expects significantly lowered rainfall and much higher temperatures nationwide,
00:53with Northern Peninsula Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak likely to be affected the most.
00:58Sabah and Sarawak, which are Malaysia's largest palm oil-producing states,
01:02are expected to face hotter and drier conditions that could affect agricultural production.
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