16/05/2019
The answer: A confluence of chance coupled with climate change. Unusual extreme weather incidents like a waterspout off the coast and unseasonably cold or warm spells around the world lead climate experts to comment on increased monthly temperatures globally.
"The year 2019, just like its predecessor, has been marked by extreme weather, including heat, cold, heavy rainfall and high winds, with widespread impacts on public safety, transport, energy and health," commented Professor Benjamin Horton, chair of the NTU Asian School of the Environment and principal investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore
"The weather we are experiencing is seasonal and it is common for intense thunderstorms to occur at this time of the year. Sometimes it's hard to tell if there are more events or if people are just better at recording them," said Associate Professor Adam Switzer.
"The Republic also experienced around 167 thunderstorm days and 185 lightning days a year, with thunderstorms being more prevalent from April to May, and from October to November."
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 confl...
