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Sea levels

Climate adaptation has a new model, made in Singapore

ST20260107-202647600107-Lim Yaohui-pixgeneric/ 3.3m high tide at East Coast Park fishing pier at Area B at 2.09pm on Jan 7, 2026. Tide levels of 3m and above are considered higher than normal, according to PUB. According to NEA (https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/weather/tide-timings), there is a high tide of 3.3m at 1.24pm on Jan 7, 2026. During high tide periods, water level can get quite high and seawater can overflow to the surrounding areas especially when combined with heavy rainfall. Spring tides are a natural phenomenon that happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned, resulting in the gravitational pull of the Sun to be added to that of the Moon's. With climate change and rising sea levels, the risk of transient flooding at coastal areas due to the combined effects of high tides and heavy rainfall would be heightened over the long term. (ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
ST20260107-202647600107-Lim Yaohui-pixgeneric/ 3.3m high tide at East Coast Park fishing pier at Area B at 2.09pm on Jan 7, 2026. Tide levels of 3m and above are considered higher than normal, according to PUB. According to NEA (https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/weather/tide-timings), there is a high tide of 3.3m at 1.24pm on Jan 7, 2026. During high tide periods, water level can get quite high and seawater can overflow to the surrounding areas especially when combined with heavy rainfall. Spring tides are a natural phenomenon that happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned, resulting in the gravitational pull of the Sun to be added to that of the Moon's. With climate change and rising sea levels, the risk of transient flooding at coastal areas due to the combined effects of high tides and heavy rainfall would be heightened over the long term. (ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Landowners can get grant to defray cost of coastal defences, which are required under new law

This grant will cover the cost of flood risk studies, diversion of power and water lines, and the eventual construction of coastal protection measures.
This grant will cover the cost of flood risk studies, diversion of power and water lines, and the eventual construction of coastal protection measures.

S’pore sets up heat resilience office, invests $40m in heat research as part of new adaptation efforts

The Heat Resilience Policy Office will oversee heat management efforts across the country.
The Heat Resilience Policy Office will oversee heat management efforts across the country.

News analysis

It is timely for Singapore to work on climate adaptation

Both adaptation and mitigation, or cutting emissions, are equally important in the effort to tackle climate change, says the writer.
Both adaptation and mitigation, or cutting emissions, are equally important in the effort to tackle climate change, says the writer.

Antarctic drilling peers deep into ice shelf’s past as open ocean

Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Companies in S’pore concerned over how lease tenures, costs of coastal defences could impact business

Most of Singapore’s coastline comprises land managed by the Government. Some 30 per cent of it is owned or leased by the private sector.
Most of Singapore’s coastline comprises land managed by the Government. Some 30 per cent of it is owned or leased by the private sector.

S’pore has to focus on climate adaptation amid geopolitical shifts in cutting emissions: Janil

Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Dr Janil Puthucheary and Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) speaking during the keynote dialogue at the 2nd Singapore Green Dialogue on Feb 11.
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Dr Janil Puthucheary and Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) speaking during the keynote dialogue at the 2nd Singapore Green Dialogue on Feb 11.

Using long-dead corals, NTU scientists can trace sea-level histories for more accurate projections

During fieldwork in July 2020, a living microatoll (foreground) near Siloso Point at Sentosa was found to be partially dead due to prolonged exposure to the air in extreme low tides. The table-like coral's top half became uniformly paler.
During fieldwork in July 2020, a living microatoll (foreground) near Siloso Point at Sentosa was found to be partially dead due to prolonged exposure to the air in extreme low tides. The table-like coral's top half became uniformly paler.

Coastal area landowners, occupants must protect their properties against rising seas under new Bill

By 2100, Singapore’s mean sea level is projected to rise by up to 1.15m.
By 2100, Singapore’s mean sea level is projected to rise by up to 1.15m.

Netherlands ‘insufficiently’ protects Caribbean island from climate change, court rules

A resident of the Dutch territory of Bonaire - off Venezuela - weeping outside the court, after the Dutch government was ordered to do more to protect the island from the effects of climate change.
A resident of the Dutch territory of Bonaire - off Venezuela - weeping outside the court, after the Dutch government was ordered to do more to protect the island from the effects of climate change.

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