Singapore is a treasure trove of feng shui.
First of all, there are no earthquakes in Singapore.
Although there will be no earthquakes on the island, like the earthquake warning issued by Japan and South Korea, the proximity of the neighboring countries is inevitable.
In April 2012, someone felt the earthquake in Singapore!
"I live here in Huangpu, and it's shaking so much, my whole room is shaking, and my family lives on the 18th floor. ”
In fact, it was not the Singapore earthquake, but the earthquake with a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale that occurred off the west coast of North Sumatra, off the coast of Indonesia.
The reason is that Indonesia tragically fell into the Pacific Rim Seismic Zone, and Singapore miraculously bypassed this seismic zone.
Therefore, if there is an earthquake in the surrounding area, Singapore will feel the earthquake at most. Sumatra, Indonesia, is like a huge barrier that protects Singapore.
Although the chance of an earthquake in Singapore is very small, the quality of housing in Singapore is still very good. Most HDB flats and condominiums have air-raid shelters inside.
Therefore, whether it is the possibility of natural disasters or the strong man-made defense, Singapore has kept Singapore away from earthquake disasters.
Secondly, Singapore is also less vulnerable to the tsunami.
The 2004 magnitude 9 submarine earthquake in Indonesia drew attention to the tsunami in Singapore.
Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has commissioned experts from Nanyang Technological University and the National University of Singapore to design a tsunami simulation system and emergency measures for S$1.3 million.
The results of the study show that if there is a tsunami in Indonesia and the Philippines, it will take 10 hours to reach the shore of Singapore. So the threat of a tsunami in Singapore is also very small.
In addition, there are no typhoons in Singapore.
Located 137 kilometers north of the equator, Singapore is characterized by a hot climate, abundant rainfall and humid air, which is crossed by the equator.
The formation of a typhoon requires an ocean with a temperature above 26°C, which is perfectly matched by the equatorial ocean.
However, for a typhoon to form, it is necessary to have a sufficiently large warm air mass of deflection forces generated by the Earth's rotation to rotate.
The geostrophic deflection force is close to zero near the equator, so there are no typhoons at the equator and no typhoons in Singapore.
However, Singapore has a shortcoming, it is worried about flooding.
Singapore is more prepared for floods than any other natural disaster.
Because the sea level in Singapore is low, and earthquakes and tsunamis in surrounding countries are frequent, it is possible to affect Singapore. Add to that rising global temperatures and rising sea levels, and Singapore is at stake.
Therefore, preventing flooding is the biggest prevention in Singapore.
Singapore has a strong drainage system, and there are sufficient drainage facilities in the streets and alleys, such as water canals, drainage holes, etc.
But the key to Singapore's flood prevention lies in reservoirs, and there are 18 large and small reservoirs in Singapore, the largest of which is the Marina Barrage. The Marina Barrage has a total of 7 drainage pumps, each of which can drain the equivalent of an Olympic swimming pool in 1 minute. If 7 of them are activated at the same time, a huge amount of water will be discharged into the sea in a short time.
The dam was used for kite flying during the period when there was no disaster.
On the other hand, if it comes time to implement flood control measures on a large scale, the level of disaster is not trivial, and the probability of occurrence can be said to be very small.
Therefore, it can be said that Singapore is a treasured place of feng shui protected from earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, typhoons~#实话实说#