Geography

Monday, March 30, 2015 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

Download the ST Stars e-book from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sph.ststar&hl=en  Download the e-book "Ocean's fury" for free.

Some extracts from the e-book on ocean's fury below:

Points to ponder:

1. What cause a tsunamis?
2. What are the impacts of a tsunamis?
3. What are the short-term and long-term responses?
4. How do they prepare for tsunamis?

A major earthquake with a magnitude 7.7 struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday and triggered a tsunami warning. Find out from the news article below the impact. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/tsunami-threat-has/1755694.html

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Thursday, March 12, 2015 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

Singapore's 3rd desalination plant will be opened at Tuas. To prepare for “a future where dry spells may become more prolonged”, more desalination plants may be built to enhance water security, says the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video/singapore-s-3rd/1709508.html

Read the news on
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-s-3rd/1708758.html

1. How does the opening of more desalination plants help to increase the water supply in Singapore?
2. How can water demand be managed?

What are the 4 National taps of Singapore?
Refer to the map and locate them.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

Is global warming responsible for the death of fishes?

Read this article on Straits Time and find out more about the impacts of global warming in Singapore and Malaysia.
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/environment/story/plankton-bloom-causing-fish-deaths-likely-recur-20150309

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20150309/PlanktonNEW09.jpg

After reading the article, reflect on the following questions:

What are the physical and human impacts of global warming mentioned in the article?
Are there ways which we can help to mitigate climate change?

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Wednesday, March 04, 2015 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

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