Comments on: The first flood in more than 20 years http://chenpn.com/2008/12/01/the-first-flood-in-more-than-20-years/ ... you have been warned... Tue, 22 May 2012 02:17:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: kristarella http://chenpn.com/2008/12/01/the-first-flood-in-more-than-20-years/comment-page-1/#comment-18054 kristarella Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:41:05 +0000 http://chenpn.com/?p=1175#comment-18054 Wow-ee! Yeah, weather sure has been extreme lately. On a different note. Your uni looks nicer than mine! Wow-ee! Yeah, weather sure has been extreme lately.

On a different note. Your uni looks nicer than mine!

]]> By: Nicole Price http://chenpn.com/2008/12/01/the-first-flood-in-more-than-20-years/comment-page-1/#comment-18049 Nicole Price Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:14:25 +0000 http://chenpn.com/?p=1175#comment-18049 Global climate change is manifesting itself in different ways in different places. This is not receiving the urgent attention that it deserves from the world's leaders. Global climate change is manifesting itself in different ways in different places. This is not receiving the urgent attention that it deserves from the world’s leaders.

]]> By: pelf http://chenpn.com/2008/12/01/the-first-flood-in-more-than-20-years/comment-page-1/#comment-18048 pelf Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:37:28 +0000 http://chenpn.com/?p=1175#comment-18048 Nope, the flood waters did not enter any offices or labs, as far as I'm concerned -- only the main entrance. That was yesterday. Today, the flood has subsided, and we could all go to work like we'd normally do. And to top it off, it didn't rain today! :D Nope, the flood waters did not enter any offices or labs, as far as I’m concerned — only the main entrance. That was yesterday.

Today, the flood has subsided, and we could all go to work like we’d normally do. And to top it off, it didn’t rain today! :D

]]> By: Evelyn http://chenpn.com/2008/12/01/the-first-flood-in-more-than-20-years/comment-page-1/#comment-18046 Evelyn Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:10:07 +0000 http://chenpn.com/?p=1175#comment-18046 Oh goodness, UMT is sitting in the flood! I hope the water did not enter the ground level labs as there will be a lot of damage for the equipments and machines. Especially the comp labs :S It is common to experience the monsoon downpour this time of the year but it is however unusual to see this part of KT flood so badly. Typically, it is the other parts of Terengganu that was flooded to this extent. There must be some local alteration of the ecosystem services that have occurred to allow this climate irregularity to happen. Silveraven may have highlighted a point to consider concerning the mangrove and vegetation clearance. Though it may not be so evident to relate the rainfall directly to that point, but the local rainfall patterns may have a correlation to evapotranspiration rates. (http://www.iwaponline.com/nh/028/nh0280037.htm) In addition to that, the local flood protection system (be it in the form of natural ecological services or man-made, like water irrigation/ drainage systems) should be preserved and effectively designed - just like how ColourfulWorld has pointed out earlier (http://www.springerlink.com/content/u8n3t55w44835ml2/). These factors and more comes into play in avoiding flooding circumstances like what KT is experiencing today. Oh goodness, UMT is sitting in the flood!

I hope the water did not enter the ground level labs as there will be a lot of damage for the equipments and machines. Especially the comp labs :S

It is common to experience the monsoon downpour this time of the year but it is however unusual to see this part of KT flood so badly. Typically, it is the other parts of Terengganu that was flooded to this extent. There must be some local alteration of the ecosystem services that have occurred to allow this climate irregularity to happen.

Silveraven may have highlighted a point to consider concerning the mangrove and vegetation clearance. Though it may not be so evident to relate the rainfall directly to that point, but the local rainfall patterns may have a correlation to evapotranspiration rates.
(http://www.iwaponline.com/nh/028/nh0280037.htm)

In addition to that, the local flood protection system (be it in the form of natural ecological services or man-made, like water irrigation/ drainage systems) should be preserved and effectively designed – just like how ColourfulWorld has pointed out earlier (http://www.springerlink.com/content/u8n3t55w44835ml2/). These factors and more comes into play in avoiding flooding circumstances like what KT is experiencing today.

]]> By: ColourfulWorld http://chenpn.com/2008/12/01/the-first-flood-in-more-than-20-years/comment-page-1/#comment-18045 ColourfulWorld Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:42:07 +0000 http://chenpn.com/?p=1175#comment-18045 I'm into EIA and EMP therefore I don't think this has to do with EIA because this involves a lot of factors and one of them is the rapid shift of local weather patterns from normal conditions due to global warming effects. Trust me, Terengganu is one of the few remaining states in the country which contains well preserved environment. It is expected that with the global weather pattern shift to balance up the accumulated human activities and its related discharge, most hydrological forecast will no longer be functioning, therefore floods with frequency of once in 300 years or 500 years will significantly reduce to once in 10 years or 50 years. Simple English, the weather is becoming more and more unpredictable. Deadly superstorms like Katrina and Nargis will likely to happen more frequently. A learning suggestion: watch NGC's six degree could change the world. =) I’m into EIA and EMP therefore I don’t think this has to do with EIA because this involves a lot of factors and one of them is the rapid shift of local weather patterns from normal conditions due to global warming effects. Trust me, Terengganu is one of the few remaining states in the country which contains well preserved environment.

It is expected that with the global weather pattern shift to balance up the accumulated human activities and its related discharge, most hydrological forecast will no longer be functioning, therefore floods with frequency of once in 300 years or 500 years will significantly reduce to once in 10 years or 50 years. Simple English, the weather is becoming more and more unpredictable. Deadly superstorms like Katrina and Nargis will likely to happen more frequently.

A learning suggestion: watch NGC’s six degree could change the world. =)

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