Yeah uninhabitable , rising sea levels, global warming, global cooling, climate change. Just like the expert loon in OZ who said 11 years ago that a 1 degC rise in temp would result in a 25 m rise in sea levels. Guess what no rise.
Nothing to do with flood mitigation , filling in of klongs, deforestation, local and other government incompetence and corruption?
My Bro in law and his son were busy digging makeshift dykes in central Thailand last week after the latest deluge which so happens to occur in the monsoon season which happens almost every year.
The horrible aspect to that is that most of the crops that had been doing well up until then are now "cactus".
Terrible financial loss to them all.
PS. I remember wading around in Bangas in the 70's with water up to my thighs.
Strange that.
Thailand Floods Thread
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Flooding in Ubon Ratchathani province is dangerous
https://thethaiger.com/news/national/fl ... -dangerous (Video at link)
Thai media today reported the flood situation in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani is deadly serious and dangerous.
The flood situation in Ubon Ratchathani is getting worse said reports. The water level is quickly increasing and almost the whole province is affected.
Agricultural areas, roads, and bridges have been destroyed while some houses are underwater.
Yesterday, one of the region’s biggest malls, DO Home, in the Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani suffered a flash flood that left over 100 staff trapped inside the mall.
A rescue team rushed to the scene but found all of the staff safe. They didn’t want to be rescued. They wanted to stay and take care of the shop’s products.
A Member of Parliament, and the leader of the Move Forward Party, Pita Limjaroenrat, reported that he visited the province yesterday. He said the situation was worse than the huge floods in Thailand 11 years ago in 2011.
Pita reported that the floods would continue hitting other provinces in Isaan from Ubon Ratchathani to Si Saket, Surin, Buriram, and Khon Kaen. He also added that Ubon Ratchathani needed support as the water would lie there for several months.
Thai netizens posted pictures of flooding in the province on social media and demanded government departments help residents by using the hashtag #น้ำท่วมอุบล or #UbonFlood at the top of Thai Twitter this morning.
The netizens said…
“The flood in Ubon Ratchatani this year is the worst. People can’t travel anywhere. The government should do something right now. Ubon Ratchathani people, I’m rooting for you!”
“We travelled by military trucks and had to queue up from 5am. The trucks had to stop operating in some areas because the water was getting higher and higher. There were only 11 trucks. Some had been used too much and were broken.”
“No breaking news from any media agencies or television channels. The flooding in Ubon Ratchathani is getting worse. The water will not reduce anytime soon.”
https://thethaiger.com/news/national/fl ... -dangerous (Video at link)
Thai media today reported the flood situation in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani is deadly serious and dangerous.
The flood situation in Ubon Ratchathani is getting worse said reports. The water level is quickly increasing and almost the whole province is affected.
Agricultural areas, roads, and bridges have been destroyed while some houses are underwater.
Yesterday, one of the region’s biggest malls, DO Home, in the Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani suffered a flash flood that left over 100 staff trapped inside the mall.
A rescue team rushed to the scene but found all of the staff safe. They didn’t want to be rescued. They wanted to stay and take care of the shop’s products.
A Member of Parliament, and the leader of the Move Forward Party, Pita Limjaroenrat, reported that he visited the province yesterday. He said the situation was worse than the huge floods in Thailand 11 years ago in 2011.
Pita reported that the floods would continue hitting other provinces in Isaan from Ubon Ratchathani to Si Saket, Surin, Buriram, and Khon Kaen. He also added that Ubon Ratchathani needed support as the water would lie there for several months.
Thai netizens posted pictures of flooding in the province on social media and demanded government departments help residents by using the hashtag #น้ำท่วมอุบล or #UbonFlood at the top of Thai Twitter this morning.
The netizens said…
“The flood in Ubon Ratchatani this year is the worst. People can’t travel anywhere. The government should do something right now. Ubon Ratchathani people, I’m rooting for you!”
“We travelled by military trucks and had to queue up from 5am. The trucks had to stop operating in some areas because the water was getting higher and higher. There were only 11 trucks. Some had been used too much and were broken.”
“No breaking news from any media agencies or television channels. The flooding in Ubon Ratchathani is getting worse. The water will not reduce anytime soon.”
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Thousands of houses flooded in Nakhon Ratchasima
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ratchasima (Photos)
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ratchasima (Photos)
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Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source
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Flooding hits Phuket, causing traffic chaos
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... t-affected (Photos)
Water is deep!
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... t-affected (Photos)
Water is deep!
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Landslides block roads, cause power cuts in Phuket
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -in-phuket
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -in-phuket
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Brilliant, driving down to Phuket on Monday hopefully for a round or two of golf with an old school buddy from 40+ years ago 
Edit that, just done the math...50+ years ago
Edit that, just done the math...50+ years ago
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Mega-flood 'likely' in the next decade
Thailand is likely to suffer from another "mega-flood" similar to the historic inundation in 2011 in the next decade, as climate change will increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events all over the world, a conference was told on Monday.
The director of Climate Change and Disaster Center, Seree Supratid, said at a press conference organised by FutureTales Lab by MQDC and Esri Thailand, that according to climate forecasting models, Thailand is likely to be seriously affected by widespread inundation in the next few years, with up to 34% of about 70 million Thais set to be affected by floods.
Assoc Prof Seree said extreme weather events brought on by climate change would shorten the periods between natural disasters, which include severe droughts and intense showers, meaning people will have less time to recover and rebuild before the next disaster strikes.
"Severe floods tend to happen every ten years, which means the next one can be expected sometime in 2029 or 2030. We don't want to cause panic, but the government needs to be better prepared in order to prevent and limit losses [from such disasters]," he said.
While most people won't be able to escape the impact of floods when they take place, Thais need to be prepared for the worst, he said.
According to various climate forecasting models, the volume of rainfall across Bangkok is expected to increase by 20-30% over the next decade.
With rising sea levels, which are expected to increase by 1.68 metres from the current mean sea level by the year 2100, he said that parts of Bangkok and surrounding provinces would be permanently submerged if no preventative measures are taken.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ext-decade
Luckily, Thais have a bunch of dinosaur military cronies and their oligarch billionaire buddies to save them.
Time to get out of dodge?
Thailand is likely to suffer from another "mega-flood" similar to the historic inundation in 2011 in the next decade, as climate change will increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events all over the world, a conference was told on Monday.
The director of Climate Change and Disaster Center, Seree Supratid, said at a press conference organised by FutureTales Lab by MQDC and Esri Thailand, that according to climate forecasting models, Thailand is likely to be seriously affected by widespread inundation in the next few years, with up to 34% of about 70 million Thais set to be affected by floods.
Assoc Prof Seree said extreme weather events brought on by climate change would shorten the periods between natural disasters, which include severe droughts and intense showers, meaning people will have less time to recover and rebuild before the next disaster strikes.
"Severe floods tend to happen every ten years, which means the next one can be expected sometime in 2029 or 2030. We don't want to cause panic, but the government needs to be better prepared in order to prevent and limit losses [from such disasters]," he said.
While most people won't be able to escape the impact of floods when they take place, Thais need to be prepared for the worst, he said.
According to various climate forecasting models, the volume of rainfall across Bangkok is expected to increase by 20-30% over the next decade.
With rising sea levels, which are expected to increase by 1.68 metres from the current mean sea level by the year 2100, he said that parts of Bangkok and surrounding provinces would be permanently submerged if no preventative measures are taken.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ext-decade
Luckily, Thais have a bunch of dinosaur military cronies and their oligarch billionaire buddies to save them.
Time to get out of dodge?
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