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Why have there been so many extreme weather events in Singapore?
Experts point to global warming, but say strange weather patterns may also arise purely by chance
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Thunderstorms are common in Singapore at this time of the year, with the Republic experiencing around 167 thunderstorm days and 185 lightning days each year. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
Cheryl Teh
A waterspout developing off the southern coast of Singapore on Saturday as well as unseasonably cold or warm spells around the world have people asking yet again: Are more unusual and extreme weather incidents happening both here and around the world because of climate change, or an unexpected confluence of factors?
It is a bit of both, said climate experts.
