With hotter weather, there’s a need for more water coolers around town

There’s a strong case for easier access to drinking water on the streets

Singapore is heating up at a rate of 0.25 deg C per decade, which is twice as fast as the rest of the world. ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

On Saturday, we equalled the national record. Not at the SEA Games, but right here at home.

For the second time in Singapore’s history, the temperature peaked at 37 deg C in the central region of Ang Mo Kio and breached the 36 deg C mark in other parts of the country.

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