Plus heat waves when the rain stops.  I'd like to return, but the news makes it look dangerous!  What's your opinion?  Thanks!

Great place only if the locals didnt burn everything all the time

44 minutes ago, cubism001 said:

Plus heat waves when the rain stops.  I'd like to return, but the news makes it look dangerous!  What's your opinion?  Thanks!

It's in the tropics and some areas are mountainous  ... of course it's hot and humid and there will always be localized flooding.

 

The climate will slowly get more hot and humid in the coming decades.  If you don't stay that long you probably won't notice.

It’s nice here all the time, pretty much the same as most anywhere depending on one’s frame of mind and where their head is at.

If you're that easily influenced by the news, best you stay at home where you'll be nice and safe.

Awful in Chiang Mai a place to be avoided!

7 hours ago, OutofLondon said:

If you're that easily influenced by the news, best you stay at home where you'll be nice and safe.

Thanks for your elitist opinion. I lived in Th before, it flooded but this looks worse. Hoped for some specifics. Nice & safe? You should read the news.  Good luck keeping your head in the sand.

7 hours ago, Thailand said:

Awful in Chiang Mai a place to be avoided!

It was a wonderful place for me 20 years ago, Thanks for your opinion. What makes it awful for you?

10 hours ago, novacova said:

It’s nice here all the time, pretty much the same as most anywhere depending on one’s frame of mind and where their head is at.

 

there are externals that jump in unexpectedly that can be a challenge. Like the businesses ouside Wororot Market that flooded so badly 2-3 yrs ago. They lost all their stock, everything. They did keep cheerful, but a person does wonder how if in their shoes they'd cope losing everything?

10 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

It's in the tropics and some areas are mountainous  ... of course it's hot and humid and there will always be localized flooding.

 

The climate will slowly get more hot and humid in the coming decades.  If you don't stay that long you probably won't notice.

That's the point:  like others, I might need to stay a long time. The stats are that it's already warming.  Planning will be crucial.  Thanks for your comments.

1 hour ago, cubism001 said:

Thanks for your elitist opinion. I lived in Th before, it flooded but this looks worse. Hoped for some specifics. Nice & safe? You should read the news.  Good luck keeping your head in the sand.

I live my life in the physical world, not on here. It's not an elitist opinion, it's an honest one. If you're planning to stay in a tribal mountain village, mudslides might be an issue. If you're staying anywhere else, well, you should be able to figure it out for yourself. If you can't, you're not equipped to travel, in my non-elitist opinion (unless expecting a modicum of intelligence from my fellow human beings is now considered elitist).

14 hours ago, cubism001 said:

Plus heat waves when the rain stops.  I'd like to return, but the news makes it look dangerous!  What's your opinion?  Thanks!

You think something changed since you left  ???

 

Location location location ... same worldwide.

9 hours ago, cubism001 said:

That's the point:  like others, I might need to stay a long time. The stats are that it's already warming.  Planning will be crucial.  Thanks for your comments.

 

Chiang Mai may get more floods because of upriver land use changes (mines, dams, and deforestation). If you have concerns, you might want to consider an area with higher local elevation.

2 hours ago, bg53 said:

 

Chiang Mai may get more floods because of upriver land use changes (mines, dams, and deforestation). If you have concerns, you might want to consider an area with higher local elevation.

CM gets more floods because a good portion of the city is in a historical floodplain, patan-watket-sarapi area is a lakebed. Nothing to do with deforestation mines and dams.

50 minutes ago, novacova said:

CM gets more floods because a good portion of the city is in a historical floodplain, patan-watket-sarapi area is a lakebed. Nothing to do with deforestation mines and dams.

 

More floods, in a time trend. Over time, the upriver situation is a significant factor.