Malaysia prepares for extreme heat as El Nino looms from end-2026 to April, says Mat Sabu

The government is preparing for potentially extreme heat, with temperatures expected to reach 40°C from late this year until April next year.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is consulting AI and technology experts to address these weather changes.

Water shortages could affect agriculture, and early planning is essential to prevent panic and maintain food security.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 8 — The government is making early preparations for potentially extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius from the end of this year until April next year.

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said his ministry is also seeking input from experts in artificial intelligence (AI), science and technology to identify the best ways to deal with the expected weather changes.

“We are in the midst of looking for solutions, including from experts in AI technology, science and other fields, on how to deal with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius from the end of this year until April next year, as forecast,” he said at the ‘Dinner with Parti Amanah Negara President’ here yesterday.

He said early preparations were important to ensure that the government and the people would not panic in the event of prolonged hot and dry weather.

Mohamad said one issue that needed attention was the possibility of water shortages, which could affect the agriculture sector, including crop cultivation and livestock activities.

He said early information and weather forecasts were also being taken into account to enable appropriate measures to be planned in advance.

Meanwhile, Mohamad hopes Budget 2027, to be tabled on Friday (October 9), would give attention to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in view of the challenges expected to arise from the El Nino phenomenon.

“I think there may be some additional allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture because one of the challenges we will have to face is El Nino next year,” he added.

He said the water supply issue also needed to be addressed early to ensure that the country’s agriculture sector and food security would not be affected in the event of a prolonged period of hot weather. — Bernama

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政府正在为可能出现的极端高温天气做准备，预计从今年年底到明年4月，气温将达到40摄氏度。

农业和粮食安全部正在咨询人工智能和技术专家，以应对这些气候变化。

水资源短缺可能会影响农业，因此及早规划对于防止恐慌和维持粮食安全至关重要。

乔治市，10月8日讯——政府正在为可能出现的极端高温天气做早期准备，预计从今年年底到明年4月，气温将达到40摄氏度。

农业及粮食安全部长拿督斯里莫哈末沙布表示，他的部门也在向人工智能、科学和技术领域的专家寻求意见，以确定应对预期气候变化的最佳方法。

“我们正在积极寻找解决方案，包括向人工智能技术、科学和其他领域的专家寻求建议，以应对预计从今年年底到明年4月气温将达到40摄氏度的情况，”他昨天在“与国家诚信党主席共进晚餐”时表示。

他表示，提前做好准备非常重要，以确保政府和人民在持续高温干燥天气的情况下不会惊慌失措。

穆罕默德表示，需要关注的一个问题是可能出现缺水问题，这可能会影响农业部门，包括作物种植和畜牧业活动。

他表示，他们也在考虑早期信息和天气预报，以便提前制定适当的措施。

与此同时，穆罕默德希望将于周五（10 月 9 日）提交的 2027 年财政预算案能够关注农业和粮食安全部，以应对厄尔尼诺现象可能带来的挑战。

“我认为农业部可能会获得一些额外的拨款，因为我们明年将面临的挑战之一是厄尔尼诺现象，”他补充道。

他表示，供水问题也需要尽早解决，以确保在持续高温天气的情况下，该国的农业和粮食安全不会受到影响。——马新社

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