Accelerated development and changes in rainfall trends and variations in Malaysia: a case study of the Kinta River basin 1960-2006

• Main Authors: Mohmadisa Hashim, Wan Ruslan Ismail, Zullyadini A. Rahaman, Nasir Nayan, Zainudin Othman, Yazid Saleh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10319/1/14x.geografia-siupsi-mei16-Mohmadisa-edam%20%281%29.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10319/; http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2016&vol=12&issue=6&ver=loc
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Environmental impact induced by rapid urbanization and development may be traced from changes in local rainfall trends and variations. This study examined the trends and variations of rainfall in the Kinta River basin, Perak, a region in Malaysia that is rapidly urbanizing and developing. Long-ter...