Month: April 2016

Is Air Conditioning Killing the Planet?

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Americans are sweltering this week and mid-summer temperature maps are covered in big belts of red and dark red.

In fact, the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that the typical U.S. home will use an average of 1,044 kilowatt-hours per month this summer, 3.7 percent higher than the same period

Keeping cool can make you sweat

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TNB electric bill

    Foodstall owner Kamisah Badarudin, 48, from Desa Tasik, Sungei Besi, Kuala Lumpur, showing her latest electricity bill (right) of RM454.70 after she installed an aircon unit in her house last month. Her previous month’s bill was RM252.51. KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers who

Why Birds Hit Windows—and How You Can Help Prevent It

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For birds, glass windows are worse than invisible. By reflecting foliage or sky, they look like inviting places to fly into. And because the sheer number of windows is so great, their toll on birds is huge. Up to about 1 billion birds die from window strikes in the U.S.

#Heatwave: Malaysia To Face Extreme Heat On 20th March 2016

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Expect it to be scorching, blazing hot on 20th March 2016 (Sunday) due to the equinox phenomenon, when the sun crosses directly over the equator. The phenomenon hits Peninsular twice a year – in March and September – and causes the highest degree of heat. In February last year, Malaysians faced

Special committee to deal with hot and dry weather matters

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PUTRAJAYA: The Government will be drawing up an “action plan” on how to tackle the hot and dry season in Malaysia, caused by the El Nino phenomenon. Natural Resources and Environ­ment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the Cabinet would be asked to approve a special committee on