The severe toll that climate change is taking on our planet can no longer be denied: its effects most evident in rising sea levels and the extreme weather conditions that have devastated entire communities all over the world. Our oceans account for more than 70 percent of the surface of our planet and are our most diverse and important ecosystem, providing a source of income for some three billion people worldwide. It also accounts for almost 16% of animal protein consumed globally and absorbs heat and carbon dioxide, as well as producing more than 50 percent of the world's oxygen.
The impact of greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and global warming is putting a tremendous strain on earth's most precious resource, causing sea levels to rise eight inches since 1900 with a swift rise of about three inches occurring since 1993. The most visible consequences of a warmer, wetter world can be seen in the heatwaves, severe storms, hurricanes, wildfires and record-breaking snowfalls that have affected millions of lives and caused devastating economic losses across the globe. In 2021, megafloods in Germany, Belgium, China, America and Turkey killed hundreds of people and left scores more homeless. In our very own backyard there has been a 35% increase in extreme rainfall in the last three decades, resulting in peninsular Malaysia's most devastating flood since 1996, in December last year. The floods spread across eight states killing 54 people, displacing 71,000 and destroying infrastructure and property affecting more than 125,000 people.
Esta historia es de la edición April 2022 de MEN'S FOLIO Malaysia.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición April 2022 de MEN'S FOLIO Malaysia.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
Forged in Steel
Franck Muller celebrates Sincere Fine Watches’ 7Oth anniversary with avery special Vanguard.
Made For Modern Life
The Volvo EX30 is the much-needed vehicle for a joyful and fuss-free ride.
Eastern Charm
With a blazing display of KARLS Group's culinary bravura, the Upper House KL gives classic Asian flavours a modern twist.
When Worlds Collide
Where revered tradition meets unceasing imagination, Hennessy has teamed up with French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel for its latest collaboration.
Business Means Business: Cathay Pacific
With the return of flights, and the additional of new ones, there is little reason to doubt that doing a stopover in Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific to any destination in the world from ASEAN is the best decision one might make in their lifetime. Plus, its concrete Business and Premium Economy Class offerings, and world-renowned lounges in HKIA make travelling on the Hong Kong-based airline an experience via a stopover, rather than a chore.
Malaysia's New Zenith
Celebrating the first Malaysian Zenith boutique in The Exchange TRX.
Two-Timing
Cartier's timekeeping greats for 2024 range from the classic to the experimental.
Racing Through Time
Celebrating Rolex’s timeless relationship with motor racing.
A Man And His Watch
Men's Folio Malaysia speaks to watch collectors about the first watch that drew them into the hobby.
A Cartoon's Charm
Cartoon watches might seem childish but there are reasons to feel otherwise, especially if the nostalgia transports one back to childhood days.