SINGAPORE — Intense downpours drenched the whole of Singapore in the past week, with the country recording 225.5mm of rain in Kallang last Tuesday (Feb 28) — the wettest February day ever recorded here. With the showers expected to last through the first fortnight of March, The Straits Times asks Science Centre Singapore chief executive Lim Tit Meng why it...
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Although Singapore experiences the north-east monsoon from December to March, which is frequently associated with heavy rain, the period from February tends to be the dry phase of the monsoon, when the rain belt moves southwards away from Singapore.Q: Why has it been raining so heavily?: Monsoon surges have been the primary cause of these wet spells, said Prof Lim. These surges refer to a sudden increase in wind speeds, which causes cold air to gust into the South China Sea.
The current La Nina conditions could also have contributed to the downpours, said Prof Lim, referring to the weather phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years, when large-scale cooling of surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean bring about wetter conditions in South-east Asia.
The Climate Changed exhibition running at the Science Centre since October highlights the real and present threat of the climate crisis, consequences of inaction, and sustainable steps that people can take to counter its impact, said Prof Lim.
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