In September and October, Bangkok is at risk of flooding which may be worse than that experienced this week, especially Wednesday night, warned Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seree Supratid, a water expert and director of the Climate Change and Disaster Centre at Rangsit University.

 

Dr. Seree said that the flooding in Bangkok on Wednesday and Thursday was caused by an unusual amount of rainfall, measured at 160mm in some areas, which is equivalent to the maximum amount in a 10-year cycle, compared to 60mm in a 2-year cycle.

 

He explained that the 160mm of rainfall for a 10-year cycle was the average rainfall calculated from the amount of rain which fell in the past 50 years and 260mm for a 100-year cycle, adding that this kind of excessive rain can occur any time, citing the downpours on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/expert-warns-bangkok-may-face-worse-flooding-september-october/

 

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And they need an "Expert" to tell us that !  Millions of people in BKK can tell you that every year !

Where are all the pumps? The pumps that we used to see every year in our area have been absent this year. Maybe someone should do an audit to see how many pumps have "mysteriously disappeared".

Man the lifeboats. Women & children first...

1 minute ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Man the lifeboats. Women & children first...

Now where do the ladyboys fit in to that order ?

19 hours ago, webfact said:

a water expert and director of the Climate Change and Disaster Centre at Rangsit University.

????

I am so glad that some expert, figured the situation out for all of us.

  Maybe September and October is not the time to visit Thailand. I am certainly glad that I generally

visit Thailand from December until March.

 

13 hours ago, Excel said:

Now where do the ladyboys fit in to that order ?

Ladyboys will be safe, they have built in flotation devices...