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PETALING JAYA: The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport in Subang was partially closed for an hour after lightning damaged its runway during a thunderstorm. Department of Civil Aviation director-general Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said lightning yesterday created three holes in the middle of the runway, each one averaging two feet (60cm) in diameter and six…

Four months into his role as Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general, Jailan Simon has his hands full dealing with one severe weather condition after another. He tells the New Straits Times about the dangers of climate change and the department’s complex work. Question: What does it take to be a meteorologist? Answer: You need to have…

Kuala Lumpur Integrated Dashboard integrates the weather, traffic, flood, pollution and etc in a single dashboard.

Data Source: NESDIS-Global Hydro Estimate HourlyRainfall (MM) Global Water Vapor 4km (60 min, GEO/LEO) Test

Since June 2012, Biral’s BTD-series thunderstorm detectors have logged ≈140 storms from Portishead alone and shipped 250+ units worldwide. Here’s why the BTD-200, BTD-300, and BTD-350 still set the standard — and what that means for sites across Malaysia and ASEAN.

PETALING JAYA: An employee from Malindo Air was injured when lightning struck a baggage trolley that the man was handling at Subang airport here. When contacted, Malindo Air chief executive officer Chandran Rama Muthy said the incident occurred when a lightning struck their baggage trolley at about 3pm on Thursday. “Our staff who was handling…