Flash Floods in Singapore Should Have Been Controlled by AI
Singapore is a victim of intense rainfall events every year. Last month, on the 7th of March 2022, flood risk warnings were sirens in many parts of Singapore including Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1, Enterprise Road, International Road, Jalan Boon Lay, Jalan Tukang, Second Chin Bee Road, Teck Whye Lane, Wan Lee Road and Woodlands Road.? It was even reported that the SCDF (Singapore Civil Defence Force) reacted to an emergency call to help a truck driver stranded in a flash flood atOld Choa Chu Kang Road around 3:45 PM.?
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What are the actions taken in Singapore to mitigate extreme flood risks??
Singapore did invest in a water management program which nourishes river banks to enable natural barriers with biodiverse parks and green via the City River Naturalising Strategies. They invested in swales and wetlands to bring down the severity of coastal flooding.
?They also took man-made strategies like constructing massive flood water drains that soak up large amounts of floodwater to mitigate the flood damages in urban areas. However, the impermeable surfaces of urbanised Singapore like asphalts, tiles and concrete result in flood water running off which harms the communities downstream. Due to these limitations and the high carbon footprint of Singapore, the flood risks are displaced to downstream communities; thus explaining that the water infrastructure might be a bit “too traditional” for recent flood events.?
How can AI help?
Singapore underwent numerous flood events in the past; conversely, a surging amount of floodwater-related data has also been accumulated. This data can be fed to AI models to predict flood events in future. However, this is not an easy task due to the degradation of water infrastructure, changing climatic conditions, demography, dynamic population increments, urbanisation rates and many other influences that change with time.?
This is why AI technology must be used to centralise the fragmented data sources to unlock a full-versed solution using IoT technology. AI and IoT have the power to round up all data and provide assertive insights that can guide water experts in gaining a predictive advantage. In other words, they will be able to make flood-related decisions even before the event occurs.?
Another advantage of using AI is that it can activate early detection alarms and notifications to help water asset experts, public community service departments and other related stakeholders to presuppose flood events and do the needful to mitigate risks and accelerate flood recovery processes in real-time.?
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