Climate change risk reduction through readiness: an assessment of extreme temperature indices for Peninsular Malaysia
Over the next century, people in many parts of the world will increasingly be confronted with the impacts of extreme climatic events. Such risks of extreme events can, fortunately, be reduced through readiness. Therefore, it is important to provide society and stakeholders in vulnerable sectors an...
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School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10622/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10622/1/2.geografia-ogos16-nurhanim-edam.pdf |
| Summary: | Over the next century, people in many parts of the world will increasingly be confronted with the impacts of
extreme climatic events. Such risks of extreme events can, fortunately, be reduced through readiness. Therefore, it
is important to provide society and stakeholders in vulnerable sectors and regions with indicators and early warning
information which will allow them to prepare properly and adequately. To improve readiness or preparedness for
extreme temperature events in Peninsular Malaysia, twelve extreme temperature indices at ten selected states were
developed and the significant trends of the indices using least square method analysed. The analysis results indicated
that there were significant increasing and decreasing trends of extreme temperatures in some of the indices. The
extreme temperatures affecting the northern, central and southern areas of Peninsular Malaysia were distinctly
different from those of the eastern region, indicating that different levels of preparedness were in order. |
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