Drought warning

[champers]

An article in today's Bangkok Post reports that Pattaya is facing a drought. Reservoirs are at greatly reduced levels compared to last year and supplies are having to be piped in from Rayong and bought from a private supplier. Householders can expect limits in usage to be imposed, though no mention is made of limits for businesses, including hotels.

[Ned]

Not a problem. Usually get a bit of rain in May.

[Guderian]

The Post was also reporting that Bangkok and its environs will be completely submerged by the sea in 15 years time. I think you need to take their "journalism" with a large pinch of salt.

[banglay]

Sound like a great excuse to Cancel Song Khran 2020 too me ... in the spirit of water conservation of cause  ... every cloud has a silver lining ????

[Farangwithaplan]

Introduce two minute showers. Shower with a friend and get four minutes. 6 minutes and above is more about how you roll ????

Edited October 31, 2019 by Farangwithaplan

[bkk6060]

Wow really?

The past 2 month some heavy heavy rains.

Seems it may be a bogus report.

 

[CGW]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

The past 2 month some heavy heavy rains.

Depends where you are? no rain here in Udon for 6 weeks now! areas mentioned will be the same, you have been experiencing the North East monsoons, we don't get them up here ???? 

[sillyfool]

1 hour ago, Farangwithaplan said:

Introduce two minute showers. Shower with a friend and get four minutes. 6 minutes and above is more about how you roll ????

who could turn down a soaking wet threesome ? 

[KhunBENQ]

This "winter" might become one of the worst drought/water crisis periods since.

This Pattaya news is just a facet.

Multiple provinces in the northeast have been warned of water shortage.

I cross my fingers that our deep well will supply until next year.

This chart shows the deviation from normal since Jan 1 until yesterday.

And the rainy season is over!

[jacko45k]

15 hours ago, champers said:

though no mention is made of limits for businesses, including hotels.

And soapies! A bit strange as we have had some hellish downpours just recently. But I must admit, I haven't been trapped in town on the bike much this year. 

[Rimmer]

We have a large pond in the garden, four weeks back it was drying out and all my tilapia and Koy were dying, now its within two inches of the top and yesterday had to clear the outside drain for fear of it over topping and the fish swimming over the lawns.