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issues-rising seas
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26 August 2019
Prof Wong Poh Poh's comments on PM's speech on climate change and rising seas
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Prof Wong Poh Poh had asked me to share on wildsingapore, his thoughts about PM Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech on climate c...
28 March 2019
Climate change in the 2019 Draft Master Plan
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Under "Adapting to Climate Change" , the Plan projects that "by the year 2100, Singapore’s temperature will rise by 1.4°C to...
11 July 2016
Singapore's Climate Action Plan and our shores
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The Climate Action Plan for Singapore was unveiled yesterday. Great to know that last year's mass fish death is highlighted among the k...
08 November 2013
Floods in Singapore and rising seas
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Singapore's "overwhelmed" drainage systems are to be upgraded to "bolster the island’s defences against flash floods...
05 September 2013
Purple rain and Sungei Pandan Kecil
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'Purple' rain hits the built up part of Singapore and there's massive flooding, roads not passable to ordinary cars, traffic jam...
19 June 2013
Protecting from rising seas: a role for natural shores?
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For the first time, Singapore has started looking at coastal works specifically to protect from rising seas. Hopefully, this will also be an...
31 January 2013
What shores will Singapore lose in 7-million population plan?
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How will Singapore's shores be affected by plans for a 7-million population by 2030? The landuse plan by the Ministry of National Develo...
13 October 2011
Sea level rise and Singapore's response
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For the first time, it was mentioned that Singapore "will need to raise minimum levels for land reclamation by at least 1m to create an...
07 September 2011
An engineer's view of reclamation and dredging
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What actually goes on during the dredging and reclamation that are happening on many of our shores? Massive dredging near Cyrene Reef, Ju...
21 March 2010
SiReNT, coastal erosion and mangroves
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SiReNT (Singapore Satellite Positioning Reference Network) is an ultra-precise satellite navigation network that can be used, among others,...
09 March 2010
Sea level rise in Singapore: what effects?
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By 2100, sea levels could rise by between 24 and 65cm, according to a study by Tropical Marine Science Institute at the National University...
14 October 2009
Rising seas and Singapore, on Blog Action Day
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Pancake flat and surrounded by the sea: is how Singapore has been described. Singapore from the sea. Blog Action Day 2009 on 15 Oct has the...
07 March 2009
How sea level changes affect mammals in the Malay Peninsula
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A new explanation has been offered for an apparently abrupt switch in the kinds in of mammals found along the Malay Peninsula in southeast A...
03 January 2009
"No clear rise in sea level in Singapore in last 12 years"
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"Our data, based on a measurement of maximum tide levels, show no clear rise in sea level in Singapore over the last 12 years", sa...
04 December 2008
Faster, cheaper land reclamation in Singapore
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By 2030, another 50 sq km is set to be added - so Singapore will have expanded by a quarter altogether. An initiative by the Singapore Land ...
11 November 2008
Rising seas: time to buy a new homeland?
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The Maldive is already looking into buying a new homeland. Most parts of the Maldives are just 1.5m above water. Even a "small rise...
10 October 2008
"Prepare for one metre sea level rise this century"
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This is higher than the most pessimistic projection by the UN climate panel. And is a finding by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Re...
29 September 2008
Full text of parliamentary discussion on rising sea levels and impact on Singapore
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Questions on a 140cm sea level rise and building dykes were also raised. These were not mentioned in earlier media reports on the parliamen...
19 September 2008
Singapore at 7 metre sea level rise
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Will anything be left of our tiny little island? Any bits sticking out? For practical Singaporeans, this information might be useful in guid...
17 September 2008
Singapore and rising sea levels discussed in parliament
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Parliament discussed rising seas on 15 Sep 08. There was a brief report of this in the Straits Times , and a much fuller report in the New P...
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