Intensifying El Niño conditions will push temperatures potentially exceeding 40°C in parts of Malaysia and trigger extreme weather swings ranging from drier conditions to flooding, according to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) climatologist Prof Dr Fredolin Tangang and Universiti Malaya meteorologist Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Azizan Abu Samah. El Niño Peak Threatens Record Temperatures The developing … Read more
Rising ocean temperatures are reshaping shark habitats and migration routes along the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, according to recent scientific studies. While overall shark populations are not necessarily growing, changing marine climates are pushing certain species into regions where they were once less common, raising questions about potential shark-human interactions ahead … Read more
The Permian-Triassic extinction, known as the “Great Dying,” eliminated 96% of marine species 252 million years ago due to rapid ocean warming and oxygen depletion. According to a Stanford-led study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the event favored mobile, high-metabolism animals like mollusks over stationary, low-metabolism groups like brachiopods, permanently reshaping … Read more
International officials at the Second Asean-India Women Scientists Conclave in Phnom Penh have called for urgent government intervention to increase female representation in science, technology, and innovation (STI). Leaders from Cambodia, India, and the Philippines argue that excluding women from these sectors hinders progress on critical global issues, including climate change and food security. Why … Read more
Europe’s air quality is steadily improving as emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) drop by approximately three to five percent annually since 2015, according to the Assessment Report on European Air Quality 2025 by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). While industrial and transport sectors lead these reductions, persistent pollution episodes linked … Read more
Germany is facing critical infrastructure failures as record-breaking heatwaves overwhelm urban systems, with the German Weather Service (DWD) recording temperatures as high as 41.7°C in a small rural settlement in Brandenburg. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the recent extreme heat has been linked to more than 1,300 excess deaths across Europe since June … Read more
The “Flonduran” Experiment: Can Cross-Breeding Save Florida’s Dying Reefs? Florida’s coral reefs, once vibrant underwater metropolises, face an existential crisis. Following the catastrophic marine heatwaves of 2023, elkhorn corals—the architects of the reef crest—have been pushed to the brink of functional extinction. As local populations dwindle, marine biologists are taking a radical, high-stakes gamble: importing … Read more
The Doomsday Glacier: Why Antarctica’s “Goalie” is Losing the Game In the frozen expanse of West Antarctica, a geological giant is unraveling. The Thwaites Glacier, often dubbed the “Doomsday Glacier,” is no longer just a subject of academic study—We see a live-action case study in rapid climate transformation. At 75 miles wide, this behemoth serves … Read more
The Shifting Threat of Hantavirus: How Climate Change and Land Use are Redrawing the Map of Infection For decades, hantavirus was viewed as a localized problem—a rare, hidden threat confined to the rural corners of the globe. However, the landscape of infectious diseases is shifting. As global temperatures rise and ecological disruptions intensify, what was … Read more
The Sleeping Giant Awakes: Understanding the Threat of a ‘Super El Niño’ Imagine the Pacific Ocean as a massive heat engine. For most of the time, it runs in a predictable rhythm. But every few years, that engine glitches. When it glitches on a massive scale, we call it a Super El Niño. While a … Read more