impact of climatic conditions and frequency of rainfall on water resources in Singapore
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Impact of Climate Change on Singapore. ... From 1972 to 2014, the annual mean temperature has increased from 26.6°C to 27.7°C. The mean sea level in the Straits of Singapore has also increased at the rate of 1.2mm to 1.7mm per year in the period 1975 to 2009. Rainfall has become more intense in recent years.
Impact of climatic conditions and frequency of rainfall:
Impact of climatic conditions and frequency of rainfall possess a serious challenge to the management of water resources in the Singapore. Periods of droughts has affected the reliability of water supply in the Singapore making shortage problems more frequent. While sudden episodes of intense rainfall overwhelm the drainage system resulting in flash floods and water logging problems.
According to "Singapore's second National Climate Change Study", annual average rainfall has increased from "2192mm in 1980 to 2727mm" in 2014 in Singapore.