Flooding in Thailand was three times worse in 2011 compared to this year, space agency data

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption:Three times the difference

 

Daily News reported data from a Thai space agency based in Bangkok that showed flooding in Thailand to be three times less serious this August compared to August 2011 when the so called Great Flood hit Thailand.

 

Yesterday ASEAN NOW carried doom and gloom reports predicting that Bangkok and surrounding areas were highly likely to face a similar flooding event in 2022 compared to 2011. 

 

Data from GISTDA in August 2011 showed flooding of 5.59 million rai and this year 1.85 million rai.

 

GISTDA, based in the government complex in Chaeng Wattana, is the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency responsible for remote sensing and technology development satellites according to its site.

 

Further data suggested 2020 and 2021 were less serious than this year. There were droughts then.

Very heavy rain has worsened the situation quickly this year.

 

Things could get worse this year when Thailand experiences storms that directly hit the country, so far the country has only received the tail end of storms.

 

Daily News cited several differences between 2011 and this year.

 

Both years are the subject of La Nina weather systems. 

 

Some lessons have been learned from previous years but much will depend on storms in the coming months as to whether Thailand experiences another major event.

 

Two or three major storms are expected to hit and the extent to which they do will determine how much trouble the country will face. 

 

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[ourmanflint]

So they have been warned it could be worse than 2011, let's see what they do between now and the first storm to arrive?

[kingstonkid]

Here we go again he said he said.

 

The onlyu way we are going to know is when they tellus that the dams up north are overflowing

in 2011 that gave us 24 hours wrning.

[Excel]

1 hour ago, ourmanflint said:

So they have been warned it could be worse than 2011, let's see what they do between now and the first storm to arrive?

They will possibly be spending more time in the VVIP sections of the Krystal Club from now until then just in case Thong Lor does get flooded ????

[wpcoe]

I saved this photo from a ThaiVisa.com post back in 2011:

 

 

That looks a lot worse than the photo in the OP:

 

[AgMech Cowboy]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

but much will depend on storms in the coming months as to whether Thailand experiences another major event.

And how well the Irrigation and Dam control people do their jobs. They were sleeping on 2011 (or more to the point, to busy buttering up to the new government) and let the reservoir get too full before trying to lower the level in September and early October. They were then hit with 3 or 4 back to back Typhons that came across Vietnam, then Laos or Cambodia, and that was that. There was no place for the water to go.

[AgMech Cowboy]

1 hour ago, wpcoe said:

I saved this photo from a ThaiVisa.com post back in 2011:

Yes, but what month was it taken. The other photo is comparing August then against now.

[Reigntax]

And this time they won’t have Prayuth and his special powers pray the storms away!!!

unless the CC gives him his job back before the first down pour.

[wpcoe]

1 hour ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Yes, but what month was it taken. The other photo is comparing August then against now.

Aha.  That's it.  It probably was closer to the end of the flooding, which would explain why the lower part has so much water.

[bendejo]

The year ain't over yet, Somchai.

 

 

[zzaa09]

2 hours ago, bendejo said:

The year ain't over yet, Somchai.

 

 

Indeed. September.....even into October has seen some historic flooding throughout the decades. 

 

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Daily News reported data from a Thai space agency based in Bangkok that showed flooding in Thailand to be three times less serious this August compared to August 2011 when the so called Great Flood hit Thailand.

So far... the predicted storms haven't arrived yet, wait until the end of the year.

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

So far... the predicted storms haven't arrived yet, wait until the end of the year.

Had quite a few thunderstorms where I live already, and very dark clouds are coming over every afternoon. Had one of those lightening strikes, where flash and bang come together and you jump out of your skin, internet went off immediately. 

[hotchilli]

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Had quite a few thunderstorms where I live already, and very dark clouds are coming over every afternoon. Had one of those lightening strikes, where flash and bang come together and you jump out of your skin, internet went off immediately. 

Had some light showers over the last few days, nothing heavy or sustained..

yesterday had a thunderstorm rolling past in the distance east from me so in the vicinity of west Bangkok..

temperatures are bearable so that's nice

[Stargeezr]

These were on 2011 11 12. so the 2011 flood in November was impressive enough for me. My Thai family had 2 of their houses flooded

quite badly on the ground floor. One family flooded enough that they had to replace Fridge and some furniture as

the water was 4 feet deep in their house. I hope the floods this year are not as bad.

[huangnon]

5 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Indeed. September.....even into October has seen some historic flooding throughout the decades. 

 

Yep. Annual cycle. Certainly Central and East Thailand traditionally get the most storms and rainfall in September.