Plastic bags
An estimated
plastic shopping bags are used in Singapore a year
Clean Land
A total
of waste was disposed of in Singapore last year, up from 2.48 million tonnes the previous year
people have visited Semakau Landfill (as at the end of March 2006) since it opened its doors to recreational activities on 16 July last year |
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Dengue
Aedes mosquito eggs can survive in dry conditions for up to about
after which they can hatch if they come into contact with water
The female Aedes mosquito becomes infective about
after biting a person carrying the dengue virus
The female Aedes mosquito lays about
and on average, she undergoes 3 such cycles during her lifetime |
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Hawker Centres
Of the 125 hawker centres managed 
by NEA have been upgraded
of our hawker stalls have a Grade A rating
The hawker centre with the highest concentration of Grade A stalls is North Bridge Road Market and Food Centre.
36 out of 37 stalls in this centre have an
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Energy and emissions
of models of air conditioners in the market, carried energy labels at the end of 2005
Electricity generated from natural gas in 2005:
Number of green vehicles on our roads at the end of 2005: |
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Global warming
was one of the hottest years in more than a century
Climate change is believed to
be responsible for
extra deaths a year
hottest years on record occurred from 1980s onwards
If the entire Greenland ice sheet melts, it would be enough to raise global sea levels by |
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Earthquakes & extreme weather
The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide have doubled in the past 35 years. Their wind speed and duration has jumped
Earthquakes detected in the region with a magnitude of 6.0 or more in 2005:
The longest dry spell in Singapore lasted 
and it took place in 2005, from 18 Jan 2005 - 26 Feb 2005 |
