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Saturday, 28 January 2012 21:27

Singapore fights a tide of warming

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Singapore had stark evidence of the threat posed by rising seas when water flooded into the Orchard Road shopping district in June 2010. The rich island nation is raising its defences to 2.25 metres above highest tide levels. Singapore had stark evidence of the threat posed by rising seas when water flooded into the Orchard Road shopping district in June 2010. The rich island nation is raising its defences to 2.25 metres above highest tide levels.

A 15-kilometre stretch of crisp white beach is one of the key battlegrounds in Singapore's campaign to defend its hard-won territory against rising sea levels linked to climate change.

Stone breakwaters are being enlarged on the low-lying island state's man-made east coast and their heights raised. Barges carrying imported sand top up the beach, which is regularly breached by high tides.

The Republic of Singapore, the world's second most densely populated country after Monaco, covers 715 square kilometres. It has already reclaimed large areas to expand its economy and population - boosting its land area by more than 20 per cent since 1960.

But the new land is now the front line in a long-term battle against the sea.

Read the full article here: Singapore fights a tide of warming.


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