Fire hazards from PMD
Why is there a rise in fire hazards from PMD/PAB?
What are the risks from fire?
How can fire risks be managed?
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Afghanistan earthquakes
When was the most recent earthquakes in Afghanistan?
Why is Afghanistan prone to earthquakes?
What are the impacts of the recent earthquakes?
Why is the latest earthquake more damaging?
How does aftershocks affect the people?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67073958.amp
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61915349
Increase in water prices Singapore
Singapore to raise water prices by 18% over two phases in 2024 and 2025.
How will this help to improve water security in Singapore?
What will be the impacts on households and businesses?
Wildlife sightings in Singapore
What are the positive and negative impacts of the interaction of people and nature?
Read the article and ponder on the following mentioned in the article.
"Community stewardship and engagement also play a key role in supporting NParks’ biodiversity management and monitoring efforts. Some of these ‘rare’ wildlife sightings were made known to NParks through feedback submitted by volunteers and the public," NParks' Mr Lee said.
Singapore mitigating climate change
Learn more about the updates on Singapore's mitigation measures.
Alternative Clean energy resources
95% of Singapore's energy is still generated from burning natural gas, though it is a cleaner fossil fuel. Other than solar energy, is Singapore able to tap on geothermal power?
What is geothermal power?
Where can this source of geothermal power be found in Singapore?
30% of our energy need is for cooling device. Can more effective building design such as green buildings helped to reduce the need for more energy with the Green plan 2030?
Plants cool buildings and cities by absorbing sunlight, creating shade, and releasing water that cools the air. Plants also absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to the climate change.
How does improving buildings airflow and painting rooftop with reflective paints help?
What are the incentives given to encourage more green buildings?
Water shortage in Koh Samui
What is Sustainable Tourism Development?
Singapore's population
Why is a declining population a threat in Singapore?
- There were a record number of 24,767 citizen marriages in 2022
- Births of Singaporean babies fell 4 per cent to 30,429
- The citizen population continues to age, with 19.1 per cent reaching 65 years or older
Adapting to more extreme weather
- What is extreme weather?
- Why is there a need to adapt to more extreme weather?
- How can Singapore adapt to more extreme weather?
Weather monitoring through weather model.
Flood alert through SMS and Telegram channel.
Public education - how to respond to alert and flash flood in Singapore.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/weather-forecast-flooding-extreme-weather-3784631
70% of Singapore's coast protected by hard structures.
Dam gates to help divert storm water into the sea.
About 16% of the coast are mangroves and mudflat.
Reclaimed land are at least 4 metres above sea level.
Polder at Pulau Tekong.
Large dykes keep sea water out to reclaim land.
Set-up of the Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore
Libya floods
As many as 20,000 people may have died in the floods that had devastated northern Libya after dams burst during storms. The coastal city of Derna suffered the worst of the disaster. Many people were washed out to sea when the floods struck. Rescue teams have been digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the hope of finding survivors. At least 30,000 people are said to be homeless.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/libya-flood-survivor-missing-death-toll-storm-daniel-3770186
What caused the floods?
How could have flooding be mitigated?
What are the impacts of the floods?
What are the humanitarian help given?
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/libya-flood-natural-disaster-human-climate-change-3796761
Adaptation vs mitigation
Although deaths from natural disasters have been decreasing on the whole as disaster management has improved, climate change is making it much harder by spurring events well outside of previous experiences. Mitigation measures may be expensive, but any costs involved will pale in comparison to doing nothing.
Earthquake Morocco 8 September 2023
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the High Atlas Mountains late on Sep 8 2023 killed 2,946 people and injured 5,674, making it Morocco's deadliest since 1960 and most powerful since1900.
Where is the epicentre of the earthquake?
When did the earthquake hit Morocco?
What cause the earthquake to occur?
What are the social and economic impacts?
What are aftershocks?
How does aftershocks affect rescue efforts?
Disappearing groundwater in USA
How does climate change contribute to the lower ground water level?
What are the impacts of lower ground water level on agriculture?
Community Events
National Day celebration dinner at the open space next to Hougang MRT station. This is after the pasar malam which just ended.
How does community events help to develop a sense of place to the residents?
Bhutan tourism
Why did the Bhutan government impose a US$200 daily fee in the past?
What are the impacts of the development of tourism in Bhutan?
How does the government contribute to Sustainable Tourism?
Vulnerability to climate change
The poor are more vulnerable to climate change. This is not only in LDCs but in DCs such as US as well.
Top photo shows a neighbour with lower income working class residents.
What do you observe to be different in the two neighborhoods?
Why would the difference result in difference in adapting to the heatwave?
What else increase climate risks other than vunerability?
Flooding in Beijing
- Where are the areas affected by the flood?
- Who are affected by the flood?
- Why does climate change results in heavier rainfall?
- What are the economic, social and environmental impacts?
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/24/asia/typhoon-doksuri-philippines-taiwan-hong-kong-china-intl-hnk/index.html
Coral Bleaching
Where is the great barrier reef located?
What are the changes in terms of the severity of coral bleaching from 2016 to 2020?
Why is there a shift in the areas affected by severe coral bleaching?
What cause coral bleaching?
How does climate change impact on coral bleaching?
What are the consequences of coral bleaching?
How does climate change impact on coral bleaching?
What are the consequences of coral bleaching?
Source: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/great-barrier-reef-survey-what-we-saw-was-an-utter-tragedy/
Heavy rain in Singapore
4 hours of rain in Western Singapore on 20 July almost equals to July monthly average.
When does SW Monsoon affect Singapore?
What are the impacts of the heavy rain?
Wildfires on Rhode island affecting Tourism
- Where is Rhode island located?
- What resulted in the wildfires?
- How did the wildfires affect tourism?
- How will the wildfires impact on the locals?
Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/thousands-tourists-desperate-flee-fire-greek-island-3648451
Heatwaves in Europe and America
Temperatures reached new highs on 17 July 2023 as heatwaves and wildfires swept the Northern Hemisphere.
Where are the areas affected by the heatwave?
What are the impacts of the heatwave?
How do the people cope with the heatwave?
What other impacts of climate change are seen in the video?
Why are temperatures higher in July for Europe and US?
What are the impacts of the heatwave?
How do the people cope with the heatwave?
What other impacts of climate change are seen in the video?
Why are temperatures higher in July for Europe and US?
Monsoon devastating India
Why does Southwest Monsoon brings heavy rain to India?
Where are the areas most affected by the Southwest Monsoon?
What are the impacts of the Southwest Monsoon on India?
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/death-toll-rises-66-india-monsoon-mayhem-3625321
Lab grown meat
Why is there a need for cultivated meat?
How does cultivated meat help Singapore in achieving food security?
Where are lab grown meat available?
3D print meat
Reducing reliance on land and livestock for meat production help reduce greenhouse gas emission such as methane (animal waste gas) and carbon dioxide (burning of fossil fuel for energy). However, the advanced technology needed to create cultivated meat is also energy intensive.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65784505.amp
EL Nino impact on Singapore
When will El Nino impact Singapore?
How will El Nino impact Singapore?
Mass mountaineering
Camp 2 at 6400m Mt Everest
Everest base camp in Nepal April 2023
Why does Mt Everest attract tourists?
How has tourism evolved?
What are the impacts of tourism development in Mt
Everest?
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