Flood: Climate change to blame?
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Jun 21, 2010 - ST Forum
Flood: Climate change to blame?
I REFER to Mr Sin Wei Xiang's letter, "Orchard flood: Were there lapses?' (last Saturday). I agree that a clogged drain may not have been the only factor that caused the massive flooding.
There was an exceptionally dry spell in Singapore in February, which turned out to be the driest month ever and one of the hottest on record.
From my observation and a study of the National Environment Agency's rainfall statistics, the last two north-east monsoon periods - from December 2008 to February last year, and December last year to February this year - have brought largely dry weather rather than wet weather.
In fact, there was more rain over the period from June to July last year than from December last year to January this year - the latter usually very wet due to prevailing heavy rains from the north-east monsoon.
I am not sure if we are witnessing a permanent shift in weather patterns, but climate change models generally point towards drier weather in some places and wetter weather in other areas, as well as more extreme weather conditions.
This has long-term implications not only in terms of storm water drainage during periods of exceptional rainfall, but also a need for more water storage or reservoirs, and water sprinklers to maintain Singapore's greenery during periods of prolonged drought.
Clarence Andre
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bad planning rather than climate change.
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nobody to pinpoint
so, climate change become the sole culpirt.
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how come 'they" cannot predict or forecast one
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Bad management by PUB......."Clogging my behind" Is not like the entire Singapore Drains all Channel to Orchard Road.
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Originally posted by SANTA CLAUSE:
how come 'they" cannot predict or forecast one
the guy at the meteorite thought the clouds and humidity accumulation were birds. -
Crazy. We always kanna rain all year round, during the monsoon season on previous years, the rain is more heavy, then why no flood?
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Originally posted by SANTA CLAUSE:
how come 'they" cannot predict or forecast one
We got one old man who is paid $millions to forecast and he stays around there.
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
the guy at the meteorite thought the clouds and humidity accumulation were birds. -
Originally posted by Fallen-Angel:
Crazy. We always kanna rain all year round, during the monsoon season on previous years, the rain is more heavy, then why no flood?
if there was a mega storm the meteorite department would have known that is coming....typically we are a small island so the MASSIVE Cloud formation would have been notics. -
yah... the change of climate was to blame...
the climate of getting things done has been changed to a climate of "not my business" was to blame
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"some people" just won't admit it's their fault for being complacent
how could you, "the elists" not able to anticipate such situations!
"every one" just want to siam, so they start to taiji
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
bad planning rather than climate change.
It's an honest mistake.
Let's move on.
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It's a once in a 50 year freak flood.
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just some freaking excuses from "them"
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Originally posted by SANTA CLAUSE:
just some freaking excuses from "them"
did we elected some freaks to run this country?
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election coming soon
so, it is good to take cover
don't gonna arrow for nothing - selfish self protection
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
did we elected some freaks to run this country?
66.6% of the population -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
did we elected some freaks to run this country?
When something good happens, they take all the credit; when something bad happens they are totally absolved from any blame, all the blame is attributable to freak event, honest mistake, acts of god.......
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
When something good happens, they take all the credit; when something bad happens they are totally absolved from any blame, all the blame is attributable to freak event, honest mistake, acts of god.......
or in this case some plants.
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I think this is drainage problem not climate change.
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Originally posted by SANTA CLAUSE:
66.6% of the populationSome areas walkover leh.
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yeah they should walk over to the Drain....
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
yeah they should walk over to the Drain....