Last year was the hottest on record, according to NASA. The culprit: our massive amount of greenhouse gas emissions that has been changing the planet’s climate inexorably for the worse. Now here comes more bad news: this year is set to become warmer still, according to the World Meteorological Organization…

Heat waves. Droughts. Forest fires. Crop failures. Water shortages. This year’s El Nino, which could potentially become one of the most severe outbreaks of the periodic weather phenomenon in recent history, may bring plenty of misfortune for Malaysians across the country, from Sarawak to Kedah. Because of what this weather…

A recent analysis of dry El Nino weather patterns suggests that they could persist even longer than usual this year – into rice planting seasons for Malaysia. The threat of El Nino on rice farming still looms in Malaysia’s future, but its effects are being felt now in the US. …