Warning of imminent ‘strong pulse’ in Mekong water levels

[geovalin]

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) warned Wednesday of a “strong pulse” in the river’s water levels over the next five days. In a statement released in Vientiane, the MRC said water levels from Stung Treng to Neak Loeung were forecast to increase by 2.60 m over the next five days after rising 0.85 m over the past week.

 

The statement said Lower Mekong water levels saw “significant increases” over the past week after “heavy rainfall and sudden water releases from dams.” But river levels at all 67 monitoring stations in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam “remain lower than their alarm or danger points,” the statement said.

 

Dr. Lam Hung Son, head of the MRC Regional Flood and Drought Management Centre in Phnom Penh, said Lower Mekong dams — including those on tributaries — released “large amounts” of water last weekend. “Sudden water releases from tributary dams increasingly pose a challenge to accurate forecasting of river levels,” Dr. Son said.

 

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[mfd101]

I used to have a boss who said: The verb 'coordinate' is the weakest verb in the English language.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, mfd101 said:

I used to have a boss who said: The verb 'coordinate' is the weakest verb in the English language.

I had a boss who used to say s**t only travels downhill, never try to push it back up.