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Sea levels

Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century, study shows

Ice cracks from the wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier located at Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, on March 10, 2016.
Ice cracks from the wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier located at Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, on March 10, 2016.

Not every flooding event can be prevented, says PUB chief, as climate change impacts rainfall

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Interview with PUB's chief executive Ong Tze Chin about flash flood preparedness at Environment Building on Nov 28, 2025. 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Interview with PUB's chief executive Ong Tze Chin about flash flood preparedness at Environment Building on Nov 28, 2025. 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Three dead in Spain’s Tenerife as rough seas batter the holiday island

 Three people died on Nov 8 in separate incidents linked to rough seas on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife.
 Three people died on Nov 8 in separate incidents linked to rough seas on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife.

New Zealand’s seas warming faster than global average: Report

The waters lapping New Zealand are now warming 34 per cent faster than global averages, according to the Our Marine Environment report.
The waters lapping New Zealand are now warming 34 per cent faster than global averages, according to the Our Marine Environment report.

S’pore Water Association launching new course to grow experts to tackle sea-level rise

Professionals need to understand the coastal environment and its processes, and find ways to provide early warning for extreme coastal events.
Professionals need to understand the coastal environment and its processes, and find ways to provide early warning for extreme coastal events.

Water taxis, cycling paths across Kranji Dam among ideas for coastal protection in S’pore’s north-west

Turning the existing Kranji Tidal Gatehouse into the “Marina Bay Sands of Sungei Buloh” was also among the suggestions.
Turning the existing Kranji Tidal Gatehouse into the “Marina Bay Sands of Sungei Buloh” was also among the suggestions.

Shell-covered breakwater, CO2-storing concrete among $22m PUB-funded projects to fight rising seas

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan (centre) at the CFI Symposium in NUS on Sept 18.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan (centre) at the CFI Symposium in NUS on Sept 18.

Coastal barriers to debut in S’pore: How do they shield shores from extreme sea levels?

An artist’s impression of a possible coastal barrier which also provides enhanced transport connectivity between Sentosa and Pulau Brani.
An artist’s impression of a possible coastal barrier which also provides enhanced transport connectivity between Sentosa and Pulau Brani.

Berlayer Creek mangroves and Sentosa’s Tanjong Rimau among nature spots at risk from coastal measures

Tanjong Rimau on the western end of Sentosa.
Tanjong Rimau on the western end of Sentosa.

S’pore’s south-eastern coastline to be protected from rising seas by coastal barriers, tidal gates

An artist’s impression of a coastal barrier which also provides enhanced transport connectivity between Sentosa and Pulau Brani.
An artist’s impression of a coastal barrier which also provides enhanced transport connectivity between Sentosa and Pulau Brani.

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