As El Niño gathers force toward a potential peak at the end of 2026, Malaysia stands at a threshold it has not crossed before — one where the familiar rhythms of monsoon and heat give way to something more unforgiving. Climatologists warn that temperatures could exceed 40 degrees Celsius in certain regions, while floods, haze, and water scarcity press in from other directions, each amplified by a warming baseline that leaves less margin for error. The country's resilience — its reservoirs, its harvests, its public health systems — will be tested not by a single crisis but by a convergence of p
Malaysia braces for extreme heat, floods as El Niño intensifies
Potential impacts on public health from extreme heat; risks of displacement from flooding in vulnerable regions; food security threats affecting populations dependent on agriculture.