Weathering Climate Change—A Battle Fatal to Lose
By Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
April 2024 EDITORIAL
I REMEMBER STRUGGLING with the terms “weather” and “climate” in primary school.And as with most related words, it was about knowing when to use one and not the other, not so much about understanding each of them properly or deeply.I did say this was during primary school days.Proper usage comes before proper understanding. Just like with my newest handphone, just like with AI programmes. In fact, just like with my old (vintage) car.Now, half a century after trying to learn...
Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com
