NATURAL DISASTERS IN MALAYSIA

Prepared by ; SYABIL AZFAR BIN SHARIFUL ANUAR (2010653182) RAJA HAFIZZUDDIN BIN RAJA ISKANDAR SHAH

flood

landslides

Natural disasters in Malaysia

Acid rain

tsunami

Floods in Malaysia are regular natural

disasters in Malaysia which happen nearly every year during the monsoon season.

FLOOD

Given Malaysia's geographical location, most floods that occur are a natural result of cyclical monsoons during the local tropical wet season that are characterised by heavy and regular rainfall from roughly October to March. Inadequate drainage in many urban areas also enhance the effects of heavy rain, though efforts are underway to resolve

CAUSES

Floods in Southern Johor was believed due to recent Global Warming effect. This is because Johor is not within the usual monsoon affected zone.

Villagers wade through flood waters in Johor, southern Malaysia

Landslides in Malaysia are regular natural disasters in Malaysia which happen at the hillsides.
LANDSLIDES

Deforestation due to uncontained development of hill slope areas are partly the cause of a majority of landslides in Malaysia. There were some instances where the development projects at hill sites were abandoned for a considerable period, affecting the maintenance of the slopes could causing them to collapse.
CAUSES

HISTORY
1 May 1961 - A landslide occurred in Ringlet, Cameron Highlands, Pahang. 21 October 1993 The man-made Pantai Remis landslide caused a new cove to be formed in the coastline. 11 December 1993 - 48 people were killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapsed at Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor. 30 June 1995 - 20 people were killed in the landslide at Genting Highlands slip road near Karak Highway. 6 January 1996 - A landslide in the North-South Expressway (NSE) near Gua Tempurung, Perak.

Immediate action has been taken and is being planned by the federal government to help remedy landslides problems in Malaysia. Such actions include:
The construction of the retaining wall Plant more trees along hillsides Make sure to build houses on firm ground

MEASURES TO REDUCE LANDSLIDES

Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure through the process of wet deposition. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.

ACID RAIN

Processes involved in acid deposition (note that only SO2 and NOx play a significant role in acid rain).

Malaysia was affected by the indian ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004. The country's worst affected areas were the northern coastal areas and outlying islands like Penang and Langkawi. The number of deaths currently stands at 68 with 52 in Penang, 12 in Kedah, 3 in Perak and 1 in Selangor.

TSUNAMI

The wave crashing into the road at Tanjung Tokong, Penang.

Cars struck by the tsunami in Pesiaran Gurney (Gurney Drive), Penang.

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