Suggested Weather Projects

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Suggested Weather Projects

• Application of data collection and
  interpretation, analytical skills, internet-based
  learning, local and global studies

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61. Weather impacts on gradual damaging of walls,
pillars and structures

• Materials Concretes, steel, aluminium, etc.
  
• Keywords Acid rain, moisture, sunlight, etc.

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62. Weather and the spreading of Bird Flu
News from The Straits Times, Singapore Asia News
Network (17/10/2005) As the weather gets
colder in the northern hemisphere, wild birds
migrate to warmer, more southerly destinations.
Infected birds can travel very far - some geese,
for example, can fly 1,500 kilometers in 24 hours
- and, because their migratory paths intersect,
the H5N1 virus may also spread very widely .
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63. Weather and Singapores Tourism Industry

• Discuss how bad weather can affect
  Singapores
• Tourist industry

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64. Weather effects on Singapores Logistics
Industries

• Keywords Shipment (export, import), Flight,
  Freight
• Source of information from Keppel, SIA, DHL

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65. Weather and Solar Energy

• How are we able to capture and use energy from
  the sun?
• Is Singapore weather suitable for installing
  Solar Energy?
• Which locations in Singapore are suitable for
  the installation of solar energy equipment?

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66. Weather Carbon Trading

• Europe started carbon trading as part of the
  solutions controlling CO2 emission.
• Carbon trading is very similar to our car COE
  bidding. Industry is to bid for the right to
  pollute and the right to sell extra credits to a
  financial exchange.
• The price of carbon has surged from 9/CO2 tonne
  to 39/CO2 in 2005/06.
• Every cold weather will jack up the price of
  carbon credit due to energy shortage which
  happened in Jan 2006. On the reverse, Singapore
  electricity demand goes down when the temp cools.
• Will a carbon trading exchange works in Spore ?

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67. How green is your school / home?

• Our weather is hot and humid. Want to give advice
  to your parents or principal how the new school
  premise or new home should be like? Study how the
  existing buildings should be graded and new one
  designed to conserve energy water consumption.
• Start off by knowing and applying Green Mark
  assessment criteria promoted by Building Control
  Authority.
• http//www.bca.gov.sg/GreenMark/green_mark_buildin
  gs.html