webfact Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Record Droughts Predicted for 2016BY JACOB MASLOWBANGKOK: -- Authorities predict that Thailand is likely to encounter a drought crisis in 2016 which may be the worst recorded in the past 50 years.In preparation to this crisis, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has already started imposing measures in response to this potential crisis.The measures involve conserving water consumption balanced with other projects to mitigate agricultural losses during the expected dry season.Dr Seree Suparatit, Director of Climate Change and Disasters in Rangstit University, said that in 2016 the drought crisis is the most crucial impact from El Nino. Water levels from large reservoirs such as Chao Phraya river could be reduced by 40% in comparison to the previous year. This can affect water consumption in various industries, especially agriculture.In addition to the drought crisis in the early part of the year, Dr Seree also added that by August 2017, Thailand may encounter a serious flood disaster due to La Nina, wich is effectively the opposite of El Nino.Full story: http://ethailand.com/business-news/droughts-predicted-for-2016/1306/-- eThailand 2016-01-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doremifasol Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Dr Seree also added that by August 2017, Thailand may encounter a serious flood disaster due to La Nina............ Woww....the Doc can really predict the future........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 He may be right and he may be wrong. Any long term weather prediction here is useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The water table in the north east is a little bit saline , but it would be very easy to install a desalination plant and power it by solar and pump the fresh changed potable water into the dams , channels , rivers, a little forward thinking may benefit the people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 So far the response from this administration has been the same as their predecessor , not much value adding , Thailand is in trouble water wise , unless they take on long term commitments and less of the fast track, regardless of the predicted floods in 2017, shortage of water will start to make inroads into everyday life, affecting the economy, Thailand has always had plenty of rainfall , they just don't harness it properly................................................... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daoyai Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The water table in the north east is a little bit saline , but it would be very easy to install a desalination plant and power it by solar and pump the fresh changed potable water into the dams , channels , rivers, a little forward thinking may benefit the people "Very easy" ? no, groundwater pumped desalted, then used for irrigation is a huge massivly expensive undertaking. ....and not sustainable as the groundwater takes many years to replenish... We (they) are in for a tough time until the heavy rains return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Of course Songkran will be business as usual... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerjo Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Farming wise i predict a late start with an average rainfall year. Consumer wise,you might be in a spot of bother. Just to add i hope they leave the rain making planes on the ground so the rain falls where it's meant to. Edited January 12, 2016 by farmerjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Time to make ponds, rear cattle and grow grass, not paddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The water table in the north east is a little bit saline , but it would be very easy to install a desalination plant and power it by solar and pump the fresh changed potable water into the dams , channels , rivers, a little forward thinking may benefit the people "Very easy" ? no, groundwater pumped desalted, then used for irrigation is a huge massivly expensive undertaking. ....and not sustainable as the groundwater takes many years to replenish... We (they) are in for a tough time until the heavy rains return. talking about 50,000 dollars what a huge amount of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The water table in the north east is a little bit saline , but it would be very easy to install a desalination plant and power it by solar and pump the fresh changed potable water into the dams , channels , rivers, a little forward thinking may benefit the people "Very easy" ? no, groundwater pumped desalted, then used for irrigation is a huge massivly expensive undertaking. ....and not sustainable as the groundwater takes many years to replenish... We (they) are in for a tough time until the heavy rains return. talking about 50,000 dollars what a huge amount of money! fresh water and saline water is available , utilising the saline is what i am talking about not the fresh water, don't know where you get hugely massively undertaking , do your home work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Dr Seree also added that by August 2017, Thailand may encounter a serious flood disaster due to La Nina............ Woww....the Doc can really predict the future........ Now if only he would have left out that 'may' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) The water table in the north east is a little bit saline , but it would be very easy to install a desalination plant and power it by solar and pump the fresh changed potable water into the dams , channels , rivers, a little forward thinking may benefit the people "Very easy" ? no, groundwater pumped desalted, then used for irrigation is a huge massivly expensive undertaking. ....and not sustainable as the groundwater takes many years to replenish... We (they) are in for a tough time until the heavy rains return. It may be worthwhile for local needs, but as you say groundwater needs decades to be replenished to previous levels and depending on the depth the groundwater is taken from replenishment might not even be possible because of setting in ground layers. Following link shows effects of unregulated groundwater use and possible effects https://www.revealnews.org/article/9-sobering-facts-about-californias-groundwater-problem/ Something similar could happen here easily. Edited January 12, 2016 by rubl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The water table in the north east is a little bit saline , but it would be very easy to install a desalination plant and power it by solar and pump the fresh changed potable water into the dams , channels , rivers, a little forward thinking may benefit the people Forward thinking ? come on ,we are talking about Thailand . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Dr Seree also added that by August 2017, Thailand may encounter a serious flood disaster due to La Nina............ Woww....the Doc can really predict the future........ Australia is already seeing effects from La Nina. Read quite a few articles on this recently - did you? Maybe better to do some reading than rely on your crystal balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I said back in the middle of 2015 that 2016 would be worse. I based that on 6 years of logging Thai weather reports and 12 years experience of living in the same house in rural Thailand. My rain fed fish pond that holds perhaps 500,000 litres never got much past 80% in the 2014 wet season. In 2015 it barely made 60% and was empty buy Jan 1st 2016. The klong across the road which is fed from the Mae Wong national park is less than 2 metres wide and 10 cm deep. In 2011 it was about 45 metres wide and nearly 5 metres deep. Most years the government water supply is cut off around March but back for Songkran. In 2015 it was cut off in mid January for 7 months until mid August. In 2016 the water was cut off in mid December 2015 and nobody has any idea hwen it will come back on again. Last month and this month I have had quite a few trees die off and those that are left are shedding leaves very quickly. The only bright spot for me is that the grass is dying too so I don't have to cut the damn stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Time to make ponds, rear cattle and grow grass, not paddy. Digging ponds is easy. Filling them up with water will be the hard thing. Rearing cattle is not that easy and if there is no rain the grass won't grow to feed the cattle and then you will be faced with large bills for cattle feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Dr Seree also added that by August 2017, Thailand may encounter a serious flood disaster due to La Nina............ Woww....the Doc can really predict the future........ All Thai's can. Look at TAT. She has a magna cum laudie degree in forecasting. Tell the tourists to bring their own water please we have none to spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 So far the response from this administration has been the same as their predecessor , not much value adding , Thailand is in trouble water wise , unless they take on long term commitments and less of the fast track, regardless of the predicted floods in 2017, shortage of water will start to make inroads into everyday life, affecting the economy, Thailand has always had plenty of rainfall , they just don't harness it properly................................................... . Didn't you read the Doc's predictions. Why spend money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The way forward looks simple to me. While water levels are low deepen and clear reservoirs and ponds in preparation for the coming La Nina floods. This will also provide stimulus for the contracting economy. Now is the time to properly improve dilapidated infrastructure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puipuitom Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Simple solution, just as during the floods a few years ago: let propellors of ships in the Chayo Praya river go in reverse Then the Thai gov. can show again they did the utmost to solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick turpin Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Just dug me a 70 metre well....I'm home free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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