We Are The World

Climate change may not be a hot topic, but with conscious effort, there may just be a ray of hope.

- Sophie Hong

It ’s getting hot in here, and not in the way you’d like. Believe it or not, there are still people who do not believe in global warming despite the ever-mounting evidence of rising sea and global temperature levels. Thankfully, according to a survey conducted by Merdeka Center in 2016, Malaysians are not in the aforementioned category. on the contrary, Malaysians are concerned about climate change — and rightly so. The average temperature of Negaraku could rise 3.1°C.

The National hydraulic Research institute (NAhRiM) showed that sea levels have been increasing by 0.2mm and 4.4mm every year since 2010. And just this year, local papers reported Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said if sea levels continue rising, we could lose the Rajang Valley in Sarawak and other low-lying areas in Sabah, Kedah and the Peninsular East Coast by the year 2100. So, what do?