What does it have to do with the La Nina phenomenon and will it lead to more flooding?
New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: Singapore's government issued flood risk alerts on Monday as the inter-monsoon period brought heavy rains and lightning.
And the surface temperature of water is warmer, more of it evaporates. This increases moisture in the lower atmosphere, which in turn leads to more rain. But Prof Roth noted that a La Nina over the next few months would coincide with Northeast monsoon season, which is already the wettest part of the year.
It would take years to recover the infrastructural damage and rice production is Malaysia is still not at an optimal level, he added. For example, early flood warnings issued on Monday by Singapore's national water agency PUB gave people time to prepare, said Dr Wang.
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