Race organisers are expecting this year's ticket sales to at least match that of the 2019 race, which drew a three-day total of 268,000 spectators - the second-highest after the 300,000 at the 2008 inaugural race. hit Japan
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When is Typhoon Nanmadol expected to make landfall?
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Typhoon Noru affecting Philippines and Vietnam
Where are the areas affected by Typhoon Noru? What are the environmental, social and economic impacts in the areas affected by the typhoon? How are the emergency actions carried out?
Following last Friday’s incident, HDB and the contractor, Chiu Teng Construction Co. Pte Ltd, have taken immediate measures to stabilise the soil by applying a thin layer of concrete over the slope. The channel in Sungei Ulu Pandan is also widened to the current 3.5m and deployed several pumps to improve water flow in the canal. These immediate measures were taken to ensure public and workers’ safety, which is our foremost priority, by mitigating the impact of the slope failure and potential flood risk upstream.
Nonetheless, the flood risk to the Ulu Pandan Park Connector and immediate upstream areas remains, especially during heavy rain, as the canal has yet to be restored. PUB and NParks will closely monitor the water level in the canal, and to promptly alert residents and park users of any flood risks.
𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟮: 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀
With the completion of these immediate mitigating measures and the operational response put in place to manage flood risk, to begin Phase 2 of the recovery works. This involves installation of sheet piles along the affected stretch of the park connector, to reinforce and further stabilise the slope. This is a critical phase, and needs to be completed before the main recovery and reconstruction works can be carried out safely.
During this phase, sheet piles will be driven deep into the ground to provide earth retention and excavation support. This helps to create a barrier for the safe removal of the displaced earth in the canal. The sheet piling works are expected to start this weekend and will take at least a month to complete.
In the meantime, NParks will be reopening segments of the Ulu Pandan Park Connector from Boon Lay Way and the Ayer Rajah Expressway to the Commonwealth Avenue West flyover this weekend, which are downstream (i.e. west of the incident site). NParks will work with PUB to monitor the rain forecast and water level in the canal, and will temporarily close the park connector when necessary.
The upstream (eastern) stretch of the park connector from the incident site to Clementi Road will remain closed for safety reasons, due to ongoing and planned recovery works, and potential flood risk.
𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟯: 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀
This final phase of recovery and reconstruction works involves fully restoring the canal, reinstating the damaged part of the park connector, and reconstructing the slope and retaining walls within the construction site. These works are extensive and expected to take a few months to complete.
Marine heatwaves affects certain habitats particularly strongly, including coral reefs, seagrasses and seaweeds. Marine heatwaves were found to be responsible for the loss of up to 80 per cent of the population of some Mediterranean species between 2015 and 2019.
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Applauding more green building, especially net zero building, which is so energy efficient that it consumes the amount of energy it produces.
One of them is the 30-year-old DBS Newton Green which has been retrofitted to include over 1,000 square metres of solar panels on its rooftop, self-powered solar air-conditioning systems, exhaust fans and lamp-posts, and a slatted exterior made of bamboo to shade the building. In addition, 10 per cent of the floor area that was previously air-conditioned has been converted to naturally ventilated spaces. This reduced the need for energy generated by burning fossil fuel which releases carbon dioxide, a green house gas, contributing to global warming. It helped to reduced the consumption of 845,000 kWh annually, which is equivalent to the annual energy consumption of about 200 four-room HDB homes in Singapore.
Watch the video below and reflect on the following questions:
Where are some of the green buildings mentioned?
How do the buildings help to mitigate climate change?
Why is there a need for more green building?
Let's look at another green building in Singapore - CapitaGreen (from 2 min to 2min 46sec) of the video. How does the building make use of architecture and technology to mitigate climate change?
"While mitigation action remains a key focus of our contribution against climate change, equal importance must be placed on climate adaptation, informed by the latest climate science." NEA 12 July 2022
