In fact, Boon Keng has conditions that are a few degrees Celsius warmer than Bukit Timah, he claimed, calling it “one of the best places in Singapore to live.”
For example, in Old Holland Road, where” there’s less concrete, there’s less cement, more grass, large landscapes”, he described, its green spots” cool the atmosphere substantially”.
Natural exposure to heat is one element in heat risk. Another factor is the age distribution, which is more susceptible to heat stress or heat strokes.
And fewer older citizens live in Bukit Timah than, say, Clementi, which was built up in the 1970s and 80s. People of well-established HDB lands “tend to reside there for the duration of their life,” said Chow.
Next is income: Those with lower than average incomes or poor people have less money or resources to keep cool.
See: Is we beat the heat without heat fitness? ( 23: 23 )