‘These are life and death matters’
Increasing sea levels become one of the biggest problems of our generation.
Small island countries faced the harshest risks-and Singapore, such as well-caused countries did not survive.
What’s happening?
Singapore’s sea levels are expected to rise up to 1.15 meters by 2100 years reported.
“These are issues of life and death. The island should bend on the knee to protect the existence of our nation.” He said.
Combined with weather events such as storm fluctuations and high tides, sea levels may rise up to 5 meters.
Excessive weather has always existed, but scientists acknowledge that human -induced activities make these events super, flood, storm fluctuations and hurricanes more devastating than before.
National Climate Change Secretary shared this 30% of Singapore The average sea level is less than 5 meters, ie even a moderate increase can risk homes and infrastructure.
In other parts of the world, the European Environmental Agency remarkable Only 10 centimeters at sea level can increase the coastal floods more frequently in the century.
Without stronger coastal protection, these extreme events are expected to become annual events in many regions before 2050.
Why is this important?
NASA data has shown that sea levels have increased faster than expected.
In 2024, they climbed 30% more than previously predicted. If this trend persists, the coastal cities may increase by 1.4 to 6.6 feet by 2100.
The burning of dirty energy resources such as coal, oil and gas creates heat -capture pollution that warms the planet. As the oceans melt these heat and ice layers, the seas rise.
Unlike the great nations, Singapore cannot be drawn to the “high ground” – the coasts are home to airports, power plants, reservoirs and military facilities.
Uncontrolled, rising seas houses, roads, roads, food and water resources that are exacerbated by an overheating planet can raise.
What to do about this?
While the island countries, such as Tuvalala and Vanuatu, are already planning displacement agreements, Singapore invests on billions of investments to defend the coasts.
Projects include land breeding, sea walls, barriers and tide gates.
On the technology side, while Testing a AI tool that can predict floods before MIT storm strikes, UC Berkeley develops a material to trap carbon pollution from factories that are thought to be very hot once to capture.
Globally, communities adopt clean energy initiatives, modernize the infrastructure to restore wetlands and make the coastline more flexible – the steps that reduce pollution are the steps that increase the steps.
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