Dumbastheycome Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Strange claim. Drought is usually defined as a water deficiency from lack of rainfall. Having reservoirs deemed sufficient to supply basic domestic supply does not avert real drought. In my area there has been no real recovery from the 2017 drought. Last year some heavy rains came very early which disrupted rice planting as per usual. After that there was only very sporadic rain barely sufficient for rice growing.Overall production was very poor. The ground water table is still extremely low. For many around here the reports of flooding elsewhere was mystifying because some attempt at rain making occurred locally at the same time! The year as been quite unusual with occasional rain showers happening up until last week. But nothing as much as would make a difference to the water table. Despite those who decry Thai farmers in general it is noticeable that this year there has been widespread preparation for planting months earlier than usual to avert being caught like last year. But of course it all depends on sufficient rainfall eventually. That there has been a prediction that the overall temperatures will be near record level may be a contradiction to sufficient rainfall. At the end of the day, regardless whether or not crops get washed away by flooding or shrivel in drought the social and economic impact is significant both locally and nationally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 hours ago, webfact said: Deputy director-general Thaweesak Thanadachopol Would you bet your house on it,Sir. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, wgdanson said: Banning SONGKRAN would save MILLIONS of litres. To dream the impossible dream. I'm sure the only way to do it would be to make water butts open at the top and the bottom, preventing any storage of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 This will be a first no drought in any parts of Thailand wont be long before some villages or tambons will be complaining of a shortage of water The words of no droughts in Thailand will come to haunt the Royal Irrigation Department Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexomike Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I think we are already in a drought, have not had any measureable rain here in SE Rayong since November, my pond is at the same level that it was in May of last year, a lot of ponds around here are already going dry, they are taking tankers full of water out of the reservoir that serves my area on a daily basis, hoping for the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The deputy director-general added that though farmers in the areas of the four other dams have been prohibited from off-season rice growing, they will still be allowed to grow edible plants to make a living. Such an extraordinary degree of compassion, empathy and concern for the well being of the masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Sounds like the normal thing again .they just don't know what they're talking about,,, back to kinder garden than they might learn something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Crossy said: Nah, flooding is imminent. Wifey ordering sandbags. Yup. They certainly (once again) not address that issue. Is it a 'cultural' trait? Be re-active NOT pro-active? ???? Just asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 HOW...IN THE NAME OF....oh, mai bpen rai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 6 hours ago, webfact said: and are planning drought-tackling measures to cope with any problems that arises By spraying it into the air .. he added .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Good thing is: if this analyses, grounded in facts and science, doesn't come true, they can of course send up a squadron of planes and hokuspokus some rain into being! It worked so perfectly over the last 70 years or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 hours ago, AhFarangJa said: For the life of me I cannot fathom how someone would come up with such a dumb statement just a day after the second hottest year on record has been forecast.....I am going to bookmark this page, and see how long it is before someone declares a drought. Oh ye of little faith! It is an irrefutable fact that the present leader of Thailand has certain powers which can control the weather. A little frog kissing here, the shaking of amulets to sky there and an impromptu rain dance is all that's needed to organise some rain to fill the dams. Some folk have short memories as to how he claimed glory for saving people and their homes by making tropical storm Pabuk go away. His image of self-confidence and smugness should be reassuring to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, jaiyen said: "No drought in Bangkok" is what they mean. Don't care about the rest of the country. Stop the rice farming is their answer ! How about stopping beer production ? That would save a lot of water ! Please don't say that, it's the only reason I'm still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booboo101 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 So on one hand we are going to have the hottest summer ever, but on the other hand there will be no drought, a contradiction in terms I think ! Do they ever stop to think what they are saying ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Please don't say that, it's the only reason I'm still here. I mean, what else is there to live for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Booboo101 said: So on one hand we are going to have the hottest summer ever, but on the other hand there will be no drought, a contradiction in terms I think ! Do they ever stop to think what they are saying ? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Unless they've used up the surplus spraying Bangkok ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter267 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 hours ago, jlwilliamsjr18 said: One note on the ponds that are dug to hold water. They are often improperly made, not lined, therefore the water is absorbed into the ground. Water is a serious matter. Most ponds in Thailand are dug into and below the groundwater level and fed from underground. Like this, the level rises during & post rains and drops in the dry season. In Rayong, the ponds have dropped faster than seasonally normal so hope is for rainfall early in the rainy season. A dam is not a pond and is recharged from surface runoff and yes should have an impermeable base. Water supply is a serious matter that the planet surely has to understand better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecha Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Rain no rain Brexit no Brexit Smog No smog all about the waiting game look now complain later when problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0815 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 15 hours ago, kannot said: drought guaranteed now then Never ! There is a new management committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 If it isn't a drought it will surely be a flood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 On 2/20/2019 at 9:24 AM, wgdanson said: Banning SONGKRAN would save MILLIONS of litres. Although I do agree with you, I have to say that millions of litres in a country this size is, literally speaking, a mere drop in the ocean and isn't really going to make sweet frig all of a difference. A day or two at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 sorry, posted on wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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