What is the real cause for the flash floods ?

[myo539]

Originally Posted by TeeKee
simple lah...you don't need a phD to answer this..

sgp building too much stuffs and packing too many people in one small island....

hence the country is sinking...

Bingo..Tee Kee you are soooo veryyy smartttyyy

Oh I see! So if 500 people jump into the swimming pool, it will overflow and become empty! Eureka!!

So if more FTs come to Singapore, the island will sink - becomes flooded. I think we have a Nobel Prize winner in the making!

 

[jw5]

Yesterday afternoon, picked up this passenger who stay in Bukit Timah. He just sent his Mercedes E Class for scrap. The flood has damaged his car. He thinking of selling his house cos' he said he felt stressed by the once in 50 years thing.

Did you ask him whether he voted pap?

 

[longbow]

A strong on shore wind could raise the sea level somewhat - as in waves and sea swells.

If you take a step back and look at orchard rd from bird's eye view. Pretty much whole of Orchard and surrounding area is paved. The last big patch was the Ion. Furthermore, areas on Orchard Blvd, Mt elizabeth, Tanglin are all high points. In a sudden heavy rain all the water heads downhill and drain into Orchard road canal.

My view is that it is less of a blockage at the exit points into the sea but more from volume of water overcoming drains.

Agree with you on the cemented ground theory. But it also depends of the seepage rate of the soil.

On the sea level, as per laws of physics, yes, there should not be any increase in sea level. But then, what about momentary localized rise of sea level due to factors such as sea currents and wind etc that can cause changes during the period of heavy rain ?