Artificial rainmaking accelerated to tackle drought throughout Prachuap Khiri Khan

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In response to the severe water shortages affecting Prachuap Khiri Khan province, the Director-General of the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation, Mr. Supit Pitaktham, has instructed the acceleration of artificial rain making operations.

 

The aim is to replenish water sources and provide much-needed moisture to agricultural areas, alleviating the ongoing drought crisis.

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan province has already declared drought-affected areas in seven districts, including Hua Hin, Pran Buri, Mueang District, Sam Roi Yot, Thap Sakae, Bang Saphan District, and Bang Saphan Noi.

 

The situation is further exacerbated by the fact that water levels in the province’s nine main reservoirs are below the critical threshold. This poses a significant risk to the majority of agricultural areas, which cultivate crops like durian, coconut, rubber, palm oil, and coffee.

 

By Online Reporter

A Royal rainmaking operation. File photo

 

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[Elkski]

What could go wrong?

[flyingtlger]

12 minutes ago, Elkski said:

What could go wrong?

What can go right?

[KhunLA]

 

"Hua Hin, Pran Buri, Mueang District, Sam Roi Yot, Thap Sakae, Bang Saphan District, and Bang Saphan Noi."

 

So Kui Buri appears to be getting plenty of rain ????

[Skeptic7]

LMFAO ????

[Ombra]

In Thap Sakae district, we have had two days of heavy rain in seven months. Given that the southern part of the province has had a shortage of water for decades, some planning would have improved the situation rather than pie/plane in the sky.

[Tropicalevo]

We have just had a few light showers here on Samui all year.

I tried to perform a rain dance last night but the neighbours told me to put my clothes back on and go inside. ????

[Grumpy one]

21 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

We have just had a few light showers here on Samui all year.

I tried to perform a rain dance last night but the neighbours told me to put my clothes back on and go inside. ????

Don't you just hate it when neighbours do that  

[RichardColeman]

I suggest a second 10 day water splashing Sonkran to whip up the Thai Gods of rainfall ! 

 

We all knew this would happen when they give the nods to wasting it throwing at each other

 

[huangnon]

Quote

Cloud seeding is a scientific process that improves a cloud’s ability to make rain or snow, as well as control other weather events. The technique, which experts also call weather modification, can really help in areas that don’t have a big enough supply of natural water. After cloud seeding, precipitation (rain or snow) will fall from the clouds onto the ground.

When Did Cloud Seeding Start?

This method started in 1946 by scientists at the General Electric Research Laboratory. They discovered that they could use silver iodide -- an inorganic compound -- and dry ice to improve the creation of ice crystals in clouds.

Source: https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/cloud-seeding

 

Comes under the umbrella ('scuse pun) of "geoengineering". That a lot of people still think is a conspiracy theory.

[Kwasaki]

Beaches are OK.

Water in 7-11.

[KhunLA]

If they did already, must have worked ???? just has a heavy thunderstorm pass through ... nice light show with it.

 

Windy.com estimating about an 1"/2.5cm of rain of late, 10 ish days, which makes sense as we have 2 tank almost full up, shy of 4000L.   That's about right for about 150m² of roof.

[ChaiyaTH]

On 7/6/2023 at 11:58 AM, RichardColeman said:

I suggest a second 10 day water splashing Sonkran to whip up the Thai Gods of rainfall ! 

 

We all knew this would happen when they give the nods to wasting it throwing at each other

 

That's the entire reason we have this problem, we did not have proper songkrans during covid years. Now we pay the price.

[KhunLA]

It's working ...have they even started ?