PETALING JAYA: Extra precautions must be taken against lightning strikes with the Meteorological Department forecasting thunderstorms over the next few weeks. Lightning expert Prof Ir Dr Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir said lightning occurence was higher during the inter-monsoon period in April, May, September and October. He said many Malaysians were unaware of this statistic […]
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Kuala Lumpur Integrated Dashboard integrates the weather, traffic, flood, pollution and etc in a single dashboard.
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SHAH ALAM: A teacher died after he was struck by lightning when he took shelter from the rain near a hall at SMK Seksyen 11, here yesterday. Mohd Farhan Masudi, 32, of SMK Dato Harun Tanjung Karang, had gone to the school to attend a Selangor level football coaching session when the incident took place […]
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List Of Airports Malaysia has six international airports, 16 domestic and 18 airport aerodrome (short take off landing ports -STOLports) to accommodate growing passenger demand and sustain the operation of various types of aircraft. Location of airports in Malaysia Legend: Source: Ministry Of Transport Malaysia
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Many may not be aware that Malaysia ranks third in the world for lightning density. The most recent case was in September when a 15-year-old boy from Kuala Terengganu died and three others were injured when lightning struck them while they were in a goat shed. Based on a scholarly report for Optical Transient Detector Lightning […]
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Continue ReadingForensic Voice Stress Analyser (FVSA) detects unheard frequencies
PETALING JAYA: Unknown until now, Malaysian investigators have been using a tool that is more powerful than the polygraph. It can tell with certainty when someone is lying, according to its creator. The FVSA – Forensic Voice Stress Analyser – has been used with amazing success to determine who were involved in the Lahad Datu […]
Continue ReadingDeath by Lightning a Danger in Developing Countries
Scientists and educators are confronting superstitions and poor infrastructure. Developing countries have long lists of problems—illiteracy, disease, hunger, corruption. There’s one more problem that has gotten less attention, until recently: lightning strikes, which cause a disproportionately high number of deaths in developing countries. Thanks to years of public education campaigns, most Americans know that “when […]
Continue ReadingTVB adds new dimension to its weather reporting with MetraWeather’s Weatherscape XT
Hong Kong, July 1st, 2012: Today Hong Kong’s leading free-to-air broadcaster, Television Broadcasts Limited (‘TVB’), launched a series of enhanced weather programmes featuring world-leading weather graphics system Weatherscape XT, from MetraWeather. In response to ever-increasing public interest in weather, meteorology, pollution, typhoons and other atmospheric conditions, TVB has been steadily expanding the frequency and sophistication […]
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