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?
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