Artificial rain-making operation launched to douse peat forest fires in Narathiwat



BANGKOK: -- Planes from the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department have started cloud seeding today in an effort to control peat forest fire in Toh Daeng, Su-ngai Padi and Su-ngai Kolok districts of Narathiwat.

About 20 rai of the peat forest have been damaged after the fire started on Tuesday and the fire is likely to spread out due to the hot weather and strong wind, said Mr Lersak Riewtrakulpaiboon, the department head, on Wednesday.

Besides Toh Daeng, fires have also been reported in several other peat forests in Narathiwat.

The first artificial rain-making operation started at 3.30 pm on Wednesday targeting rain clouds hovering over the mountains and peat forest on the eastern side of Su-ngai Padi and Su-ngai Kolok districts with the hope that rain water will flow down the mountains into the peat forests and help douse the fires.

Mr Lersak pointed out that the Toh Daeng peat forest is the biggest and most abundant peat forest in the country and hence the urgent need to contain the forest fires.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/162139

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We have no plan, we have no clue- on with the hokuspokus!

It would be better to say they need rain to reduce the chances of more fires, rather than propose they are going to fight a fire with cloud seeded rain fall.

The odds against seeding a cloud and getting the water on target and in enough quantity to douse a fire must be substantial.

It would be better to say they need rain to reduce the chances of more fires, rather than propose they are going to fight a fire with cloud seeded rain fall.

The odds against seeding a cloud and getting the water on target and in enough quantity to douse a fire must be substantial.

But This Is Thailand !

What an id--tic concept! Need Erickson Air Crane or Columbia Helicopters to move water from lakes and reservoirs to the fires. Oops, forgot there is no water in the lakes and reservoirs!

What an id--tic concept! Need Erickson Air Crane or Columbia Helicopters to move water from lakes and reservoirs to the fires. Oops, forgot there is no water in the lakes and reservoirs!

No chance bye bye forest, sorry

It would be better to say they need rain to reduce the chances of more fires, rather than propose they are going to fight a fire with cloud seeded rain fall.

The odds against seeding a cloud and getting the water on target and in enough quantity to douse a fire must be substantial.

But This Is Thailand !

Section 44 will handle this

This would have to be the best idea I have heard about since Jesus played fullback for Jerusalem , please let us all know if this is a success as it could possibly same the world.......................................... .

If that peat is same as peat bogs in Canada were they vacuum the dry top layer and bag it into bales for gardening then lots of luck getting the fire out. There are some burning under the suface of the bog for many many years.

Oh please. What absolutely idiotic moron and numbskull of the highest order came up with this rain making idea. Geez if it worked there wouldn't be and drought.