Global climate change and its effects on human habitat and environment in Malaysia
Climate change is the biggest threat to nature and humanity in the 21st century. Climate change means annual temperature of the earth has swung up and down by several degrees Celsius over the past million years. Temperature records in the past 30 to 50 years have shown warming trends in most plac...
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| Language: | English |
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Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2286/1/MJEM_2009_2_Haliza__ok_.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2286/ http://www.ems-malaysia.org/mjem/index.html |
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| Summary: | Climate change is the biggest threat to nature and humanity in the 21st century.
Climate change means annual temperature of the earth has swung up and down
by several degrees Celsius over the past million years. Temperature records in
the past 30 to 50 years have shown warming trends in most places including
Malaysia. Climate change may bring about an increase in the frequency and
intensity of extreme weather events, such as, droughts, storms and floods. The
effects of global climate change are many and varied. Climate change is caused
by the emission of heat-trapping gases – mostly carbon dioxide (CO2) – from
vehicles, industry, power plants and deforestation. As these gases build up, they
act like a thick blanket, overheating the planet, changing our climate, and
threatening our health, economy and natural environment. An analysis of
temperature records in Malaysia shows a warming trend. For Malaysia, the
temperature changes range from +0.70C to +2.60C, while precipitation changes
range from -30% to +30%. Climate change in Malaysia showed this
phenomenon have negative impacts on human habitats such as agriculture,
forests, water resources, coastal resources, health and energy sector |
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