SINGAPORE, March 24 — Records spanning 50 years suggest that Singapore’s man-made urban environment is one factor contributing to the trend of warmer average temperatures here,...
SINGAPORE, March 24 — Records spanning 50 years suggest that Singapore’s man-made urban environment is one factor contributing to the trend of warmer average temperatures here, especially at night.
It noted that the heat island effect was just one factor contributing to the trend, along with other factors such as global climate change. Publishing such data can help the community be more aware of the problem as the nation collectively considers how it would like to redesign its development to deal with these climate and environmental issues, he said.Between 1973 and 2022, the night-time minimum temperatures at Changi have warmed more rapidly at a rate of 0.20°C per decade, than in the Tengah area, where they rose at 0.14°C per decade.
The report, however, noted that the extent to which the effect is felt at different specific locations across Singapore would depend on the degree of human activity as well as on environmental and meteorological factors. “The difference in temperature between, let’s say, the western side of the island, where there is far more abundance of trees and open water to the Central Business District, can be as much as three degrees centigrade,” he added.
The 10-year period from 2013 to 2022 was Singapore’s warmest decade on record, with a mean temperature of 28.01°C over the period, said the report.Sixth wettest year since 1980
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