cyberfarang Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Have read some alarming international reports that many countries in the world will be experiencing record heat waves from the early part of next year due to El Nino conditions. Last April we experienced temperatures of up to 42c where I live and in parts of India temperatures reached an all time high of 50c and I can see no reasons why it couldn’t happen here and top that with possible droughts that are being forecast for Thailand, I think this is something everyone should be concerned with.At the end of this month I intend to upgrade my aircon units and at least be prepared. Not my intentions to be a messenger of doom and gloom, but I do believe this is a matter everyone should think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Few months back, stayed home because of security reasons. Last month, worried about rain. Last week, high season and car crashes scared me Now I must stay home because of the heat????? on a serious note....i am convinced the two real killers in Thailand is heat and pollution. third might be aids, not sure. if old....avoid the heat and save your life. if really young.....tell your parents you are not safe when the pollution AND heat comes.....the cost savings of moving to Thailand will become negative... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Few months back, stayed home because of security reasons. Last month, worried about rain. Last week, high season and car crashes scared me Now I must stay home because of the heat????? on a serious note....i am convinced the two real killers in Thailand is heat and pollution. third might be aids, not sure. if old....avoid the heat and save your life. if really young.....tell your parents you are not safe when the pollution AND heat comes.....the cost savings of moving to Thailand will become negative... Well Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia are cheaper then Thailand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapoboy Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Few months back, stayed home because of security reasons. Last month, worried about rain. Last week, high season and car crashes scared me Now I must stay home because of the heat????? on a serious note....i am convinced the two real killers in Thailand is heat and pollution. third might be aids, not sure. if old....avoid the heat and save your life. if really young.....tell your parents you are not safe when the pollution AND heat comes.....the cost savings of moving to Thailand will become negative... complain complain complain .. what People should stay away from that kind of negative people who you, otherwise there is great risk of being infected by the illness known as negativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiesmith Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 They find it hard to forecast tomorrow's weather accurately, so I haven't much confidence in a long range forecast.....prepare for snow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I'd worry about next years weather, next year, because although next year will be here, you may not be ! Live for today, enjoy what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Post #1 'At the end of this month I intend to upgrade my aircon units and at least be prepared' Don't bother; increased national demand will mean no power....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 It could be a big problem what happens if they overload the grid , with AC use we will be doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) Few months back, stayed home because of security reasons. Last month, worried about rain. Last week, high season and car crashes scared me Now I must stay home because of the heat????? on a serious note....i am convinced the two real killers in Thailand is heat and pollution. third might be aids, not sure. if old....avoid the heat and save your life. if really young.....tell your parents you are not safe when the pollution AND heat comes.....the cost savings of moving to Thailand will become negative... complain complain complain .. what People should stay away from that kind of negative people who you, otherwise there is great risk of being infected by the illness known as negativity. How true that is....T.G. I try to live my life in the "here and now"....the "present". Once heard it said...."If a man has one eye on yesterday and the other on tomorrow, he will be cross-eyed today. Edited November 11, 2015 by dotpoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devaram Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 This year was almost unbearable for me after 13 years and I have vowed not to be here another summer. Its not just the heat its the pollution very high levels of co2 in cm. It kills you after a while. Not negative just true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I am doing a Custards last stand here. I love my g/f and would not abandon her. I also would not take her back to my "culture" because of our age difference which there is every busy body's business. This is it for me so mother nature have at it. I am a tough old bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 +1 EG38 If it helps anyone: we've put a lot of time and effort into reducing the impact of heat on our house. Now here for one year we've experienced a full cycle of what happens when and I agree, the next six/eight months don't look great from a heat perspective and at age 65 I'm starting to feel it more than I used to. But all is not lost, far from it. insulation, window tint, improved attic ventilation and more, they all help reduce the impact of a hotter climate. As things stand presently our neighbor runs aircon everyday, mostly all day, we've not needed to run aircon at all, apart from a few days back in June July last year. Message is there's a huge amount you can do to make life easier in this respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Post #1 'At the end of this month I intend to upgrade my aircon units and at least be prepared' Don't bother; increased national demand will mean no power....... Indeed, better off investing in a generator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 i doubt a single Thai has any concern.....................about anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyumchai Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 it will probably top 30 degrees back in the Uk then........for a week. ill go back there when it gets too hot and watch the locals dropping like flies because it got............"warm". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 LOL global warming yer right oh whatever you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemguy Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hmmmm........Now you have me thinking about a job at the ice cube factory. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBOP Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 So move to Iceland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 it will probably top 30 degrees back in the Uk then........for a week. ill go back there when it gets too hot and watch the locals dropping like flies because it got............"warm". The experts say, it`s going to get colder in Europe and hotter in Asia. Search El Nino in Google and read the reports. I am taking this very seriously, that from February up to July of next year could see the hottest temperatures on record in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy B Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Looks like I will be relaxing in the kids paddling pool topped up with ice in my speedos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydrummerpauly Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 +1 EG38 If it helps anyone: we've put a lot of time and effort into reducing the impact of heat on our house. Now here for one year we've experienced a full cycle of what happens when and I agree, the next six/eight months don't look great from a heat perspective and at age 65 I'm starting to feel it more than I used to. But all is not lost, far from it. insulation, window tint, improved attic ventilation and more, they all help reduce the impact of a hotter climate. As things stand presently our neighbor runs aircon everyday, mostly all day, we've not needed to run aircon at all, apart from a few days back in June July last year. Message is there's a huge amount you can do to make life easier in this respect. Ah - until you want to go outside that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbirds20 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I have lived in Thailand, more than 10 years. This year was by far the hottest year for me. I seldom use aircon, (it almost killed me once - I got Legionnaire's Disease from a faulty unit in Mexico in 1990). I live near the sea in jomtien Beach, so there is usually a breeze to keep it cooler. the breeze and a fan nearby is usually all I need, but this year, .. I had to trun it on almost every night to cool off before going to sleep. I can not afford to run it all the time like some people do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oncearugge Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I have lived in Thailand, more than 10 years. This year was by far the hottest year for me. I seldom use aircon, (it almost killed me once - I got Legionnaire's Disease from a faulty unit in Mexico in 1990). I live near the sea in jomtien Beach, so there is usually a breeze to keep it cooler. the breeze and a fan nearby is usually all I need, but this year, .. I had to trun it on almost every night to cool off before going to sleep. I can not afford to run it all the time like some people do The OP should sign up with this gentleman who has all the answers ! http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/09/survivalist-doomsday-store/23124473/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdome Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 It could be a big problem what happens if they overload the grid , with AC use we will be doomed. I do hope that people make the investment to go solar (whoever has the opportunity and can afford it) for precisely this reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I am taking this very seriously, that from February up to July of next year could see the hottest temperatures on record in Thailand. ********************************************************************************** For those un prepared - suffer,, i will leave Thailand at the end of January, going to a cooler place... Ps: i read somewhere new thermometers were being made that went to 60°C (why i wonder) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 it will probably top 30 degrees back in the Uk then........for a week. ill go back there when it gets too hot and watch the locals dropping like flies because it got............"warm". The experts say, it`s going to get colder in Europe and hotter in Asia. Search El Nino in Google and read the reports. I am taking this very seriously, that from February up to July of next year could see the hottest temperatures on record in Thailand. Please......give us a daily report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Few months back, stayed home because of security reasons. Last month, worried about rain. Last week, high season and car crashes scared me Now I must stay home because of the heat????? on a serious note....i am convinced the two real killers in Thailand is heat and pollution. third might be aids, not sure. if old....avoid the heat and save your life. if really young.....tell your parents you are not safe when the pollution AND heat comes.....the cost savings of moving to Thailand will become negative... Well Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia are cheaper then Thailand..... Good,i can die cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 LOL global warming yer right oh whatever you say. El Nino and El Nina is a well proven FACT.Science my boy,disregard at your peril,nothing to laugh at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 LOL global warming yer right oh whatever you say. El Nino and El Nina is a well proven FACT.Science my boy,disregard at your peril,nothing to laugh at. First point I'm not your boy I'm my dad's boy. Second point if you wish to belive everything you read that's your choice I belive in the earth is warming or cooling dependant where you are but not because it's man made but because it's part of earth's cycle. Don't need to be a scientist to work that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 So there's no negative impact on the planet from burning fossil fuels, depletion of the ozone layer and melting polar ice and they are not linked in any way and in no way man made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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