For instance, when snowfall saturates the earth, it can undermine the integrity of the earth beneath Singapore’s cement forest. And with fundamental strengthening, there is the potential for more holes in the ground, “leading to greater risks of holes”.
Likewise, droughts may reduce the water table — the boundary between water-saturated and polyunsaturated ground — and diminish the soil.
A 2018 study in the United States showed that for every 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit increase in global temperature, crater episodes increased by 1 to 3 per share, Chua cited.
While building practices in Singapore have been “well-managed”, hence the lower incident of sinkholes, weather change means the protocols has become increasingly demanding, he urged.
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Low phenomenon does not imply that there is no event either. Clementi Road, Commonwealth Avenue West, and Keppel Road were affected by crater in 2013; Additionally, an underground water hose ruptured during construction for Downtown Line Stage 2, creating a hole on Woodlands Road.
See: Sinkholes in Singapore— Can we really prevent them? ( 22: 27 )