All along Singapore has limited land to store and collect rain water. During the early years of building a nation, Singapore has faced many water problems like floods, water pollution and droughts.
The Straits of Singapore is on the shipping route of the Asia-Pacific region linking West Asia to Europe. Singapore is also one of the busiest port as well as one of the largest oil refining centres in the world, therefore it is vulnerable to oil spills. Oil spills will lead to pollution of water. Here are some of the dates where major oil spills occurred:
Singapore receives abundant rainfall due to its tropical climate. The northeast monsoon season (December to early March) also bring about heavy torrential downpours, especially in December. Here are some of the dates where major floods occurred:
These challenges have thus inspired us to innovate and develop in this field, thus turning our weakness into a strength.
The Straits of Singapore is on the shipping route of the Asia-Pacific region linking West Asia to Europe. Singapore is also one of the busiest port as well as one of the largest oil refining centres in the world, therefore it is vulnerable to oil spills. Oil spills will lead to pollution of water. Here are some of the dates where major oil spills occurred:
- 1975 January
- 1987 July
- 1988 October
- 1995 June 5
- 1997 October 15
- 2000 October 3
- 2002 June 12
- 2003 June 12
- 2010 May 25
Singapore receives abundant rainfall due to its tropical climate. The northeast monsoon season (December to early March) also bring about heavy torrential downpours, especially in December. Here are some of the dates where major floods occurred:
- 1954 February 27
- 1954 June 17
- 1954 between October and December
- 1969 December 10
- 1978 November 10 and 11
- 1978 December 2 and 3
- 1980 January
- 1980 May 6
- 1984 March, May and September
- 1984 April 13
- 2009 November 19
- 2010 June 16
- 2011 December 23
- 2013 September 5
These challenges have thus inspired us to innovate and develop in this field, thus turning our weakness into a strength.