Kuala Lampur, Nov. 27 -- NOVEMBER 28 - Tropical Storm Senyar weakened almost as soon as it touched Malaysian shores.It made landfall after midnight, then lost intensity quickly, prompting MetMalaysia to downgrade it into a low-pressure system.

This brought relief.

But relief must never lull us into complacency.

Malaysia escaped the worst of the cyclone. Yet we must accept a new reality: extreme weather is now unavoidable, and our preparedness must be constant.

For decades, Malaysians treated severe weather as seasonal inconvenience.

Senyar is a reminder that this mindset no longer works.

A storm that died quickly - but not quietly

Senyar weakened after crossing land because it lost access to warm sea energy.

Its convective core br...