In land scarce Singapore, vertical farming is one way to achieve food security. Read more on the update.
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More urban farms at HDB carpark roof top
TV commercial by PUB
Extreme weather due to climate change threatening Singapore
Watch the eruption time lapse from BBC below.
A powerful graphic by the New York Times on the deaths as a results of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. Every dot represents a life lost and almost half a million lives have been lost from 24 April 2020 to 20 Feb 2021. The greater intensity as shown by number of dots (loss of lives) is in Jan 2021.
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The Singapore Green Plan 2030 seeks to rally collective action to tackle climate change, and to make Singapore a greener and more liveable home. The Singapore Green Plan 2030 contains targets that will strengthen Singapore’s commitment to the United Nation’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and Paris Agreement as well as help achieve Singapore's long-term, net-zero emissions goal!
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Let's look at Energy Reset, reducing our carbon footprint by using alternative energy and energy efficient ecotown.
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Mt Merapi erupted on 27 Jan 2021. Watch the video to understand the formation and hazards of the volcano.
A good article showing before and after images of forest and mangroves which has been cleared for development in Singapore.
https://thekopi.co/2021/01/25/pictures-show-how-deforestation-has-changed-singapore/
The Dover Forest which was in the spotlight as the Nature Society of Singapore appealed for it to be conserve as there is plan to clear it for housing development.
Dover Forest
Watch the videos below on how millions of people in Asia’s cities, villages and coasts are affected by climate change.
Water shortage in the Mekong Delta and Jakarta
Farmers in Vietnam looking for solutions to long droughts, and families struggling with extreme heatwaves in Delhi's slums.
Coastal communities in Indonesia's Sumba island and the Sundarbans coping with rapidly rising sea levels,
Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park was one of the places flooded from the heavy downpour on 1st Jan 2021.
The 3.2km meandering naturalised river at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park used to be a 2.7km long straight concrete Kallang channel in the past, which would not otherwise have been able to contain as much rainwater as it now does.
The video below shows the amazing transformation of Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
The 3.2km meandering naturalised river at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park used to be a 2.7km long straight concrete Kallang channel in the past, which would not otherwise have been able to contain as much rainwater as it now does.
Picture from Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl
Source: https://mothership.sg/2021/01/bishan-ang-mo-kio-park-flooded/
The river channel was redesigned to resemble a floodplain that connects to a network of drains in town. It is flooded during extreme wet weather
The usual volume of water will form only a narrow stream in the middle of the river while the adjacent area doubles up as a conveyance channel to dissipate large amounts of rainwater downstream in the event of a storm. After the redevelopment, the naturalised river's carrying capacity increased by 40 per cent, with an increase in length from 2.7km to 3.2km, as well as an increase in width by almost five times.
"Flooding" of Bishan-Ang Kio Park 1 Jan 2020
PUB has issued flood risk warnings for several locations including Lorong Halus, Pasir Ris Farmway 3, Jalan Seaview, Mountbatten Road and the junction of Bedok Road and Upper Changi Road East, as the heavy rain from 1st to 2nd Jan 2021 haa caused water levels in the drains and canals to exceed 90% capacity.
PUB’s Quick Response Teams were deployed to direct traffic and render assistance to residents in the areas stated above to protect them from flood risk. For example, officers helped residents in Mountbatten and Jalan Seaview to install inflatable flood bags to protect their homes.
The highest total amount of rainfall since 1 Jan 2021 (as at noon on 2 Jan 2021) recorded at Changi was 318.6mm, which is more than the equivalent of the average monthly rainfall for January (238.3mm).
The heaviest rainfall of 184.4mm was also recorded at Changi on 2 Jan from 12am to noon. This amount is more than half of Singapore's average monthly rainfall in January, and lies within the top 1 per cent of maximum daily rainfall records for the past 39 years.
Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3540978622659460&id=109647569125933
Check out the new flood protection barrier, Floodgate, which can be quickly deployed to protect homes and buildings in the event of a flash flood. It is made from high-strength steel frames wrapped in a waterproof rubber sleeve which is expandable and can be installed at the entrances of residential, commercial and industrial premises.
Why does Singapore experience greater amounted of rainfall in Dec and Jan?
How does flash flood occur?
Where are the areas most affected by flash floods?
What are the measures taken to mitigate the impacts of flood?