Supervolcano: Singapore

by Tringapore

Most people know that Singapore is located far away from a tectonic plate and hence it is impossible for earthquakes and volcanoes to happen there. However, what if Singapore was a super volcano waiting to blow? This story will explore the scenario where Singapore is a super volcano and the events that will occur if it erupts.

2. Chapter 1

Tom suddenly awoke from his dreams. He thought he felt a tremor. Could it be an earthquake? Impossible, he thought. Singapore wasn't located near any tectonic plate nor was it a volcano. Maybe it was an mrt (Mass rapid transit, a train service in Singapore) train. After all, he was living near to a depot where trains went into and out of it every now and then and made a vibration when they left. Tom dismissed the tremor and went back to sleep. He had school tomorrow and needed to sleep well.

"Good morning sleepy head," my best friend John greeted me.

"Morning, "I replied. I looked around the class. There seemed to be a lot of discussion happening among our class students. I asked John, "What's going on?"

"Dude, I didn't know you were so unobservant. Didn't' you feel the tremor last night?" John asked

I was shocked. So other people also felt the tremor? Did an earthquake happen in Indonesia? Thoughts filled my mind as I thought of what could've caused the tremor.

Suddenly, Mrs Yip, our geography teacher, came into the classroom.

"Good morning Mrs Yip," the class said in unison before taking a seat.

"Now as you all ay have heard or felt there was a tremor last night. Now it is unclear which part of Indonesia…..." Mrs Yip rambled on.

Ah yes Geography class. One of most interesting subjects I've learnt yet it also can be one of the most boring lessons.

Today we were supposed to learn about rock formation but instead, we started to relearn earthquakes again due to the tremor last night. Oh boy this is going to be a long lesson, Tom thought to himself.

In the middle of the class Tom was beginning to fall asleep. He learnt this topic already and felt bored. He was about to doze off when the table began shaking. The shaking grew more intense. "Earthquake!" someone exclaimed. Tom knew the protocol. He instinctively hid underneath the table to protect himself from any falling debris that could fall from the ceiling. Fortunately, the quake was not strong and lasted only a few seconds. Tom emerged out of his table and heaved a sigh of relief. The rest of the class did. That was very strange, Tom thought. It was the second tremor of the day. Tom knew something was amiss. But he didn't know what. He was going to get to the bottom of this no matter what.