webfact Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 INUNDATION No major flood this year: experts Pratch Rujivanarom The Nation Dogs belonging to villagers in Ayutthaya’s Sena district are distressed after being stranded in their owners’ homes due to the area being affected by flooding since September 24. Photo By ChalineeThirasupa Situation is very different from 2011, with concern still of possible drought BANGKOK: - THAILAND will not see a replay of the Great Flood of 2011 this year because the level of rainfall and others factors are different - in fact hydrologists are warning that water might even be in short supply during the next dry season. "We have to understand that we are in a total different situation than 2011. That year we faced five storms inbound for Thailand," Royon Jitdon, director of the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute, said last week. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/No-major-flood-this-year-experts-30296744.html -- © Copyright The Nation 2016-10-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 No major flood this year ...because we successfully flooded out all the poor people in the rural areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 As soon as I read, see or hear the word ' expert ' ... ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKay Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 The "experts" meant Bangkok specifically or the country as a whole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 They have the sister-in-law with her finger firmly stuck in a Dyke somewhere up north. They said love at first sight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorri Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, NongKhaiKid said: As soon as I read, see or hear the word ' expert ' ... ! I tend to put Thai "experts" into a catagory of their own. Edited October 2, 2016 by Rorri Changed then to tend.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Just now, Rorri said: I then to put Thai "experts" into a catagory of their own. An absolute must ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKay Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 6 minutes ago, Rorri said: I tend to put Thai "experts" into a catagory of their own. 5 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said: An absolute must ! The only consistent expertise that they have over others is the ability to leave me feeling incredulous afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 1 hour ago, NongKhaiKid said: As soon as I read, see or hear the word ' expert ' ... ! The one thing self anointed experts do not know is....What they don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 No major floods we are ok a Thai expert said so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKay Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Looking at the weather charts, this evening could prove to be interesting with high tide and forecasted heavy rains. Nonthaburi folks get your wellies and waders ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTHERNSTAR Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 One must first understand the geographic logic of Bangkoker's. When 99% of the country is flooded, but BKK is not there, is N0 flood. If Bangkok is flooded and the rest of the country is dry there is a national flood. If it is dry in BKK there is a drought etc etc. The irony is that the civil servants that now are blaming the recent drought and the 2011 flood on PTP, will retain too much water in the dams at the end of this rainfall season. If we going to have a normal rainfall season and they don't let water out starting in March we will have the same results in 2011. When the rainfall season starts the dams must be around 45% of capacity to accommodate a normal rainfall season. If however the rest of the world warn an El Nino is on it way like at the end of 2013 they must retain more water otherwise we have the result as seen in 2014 and 2015. Logic and commonsense one should think, but then again its easier not to think and blame everything that goes wrong on someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 'understand that we are in a total different situation than 2011 ' situation is different this year because the current government is unlikely to be charged for water miss management. i wonder if there are even that thai words for 'water management' there seems to be a perpetual flood drought cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 It's not a "flood", it's "water waiting to be drained". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Thai Experts..........Definitely an Oxymoron....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Sad for the people who are flooded but if you read the article you can see why the experts are saying its different. All those arm chair experts in Thaivisa don't bother reading the article. Totally different situation and no YL who waited with releasing the water (to help her Baharn and his province) against the advice of the experts. So it made the flooding worse (would be flooding for sure but not as much as there was because of YL her mismanagement). This time the experts can make the decisions not the wallet of of PTP cronies. So its much safer. Plus like they said there is less rain and the dams are not full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Of course there can be no flooding we have our new fearless leader. Everybody knows the previous floods where YL's fault they told us so. In fact if you look hard enough just about everything including the amount of rainfall or lack of it can be linked back to the Shinawatras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar888 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Intelligence it might be something different from Thai called experts !!! Thai experts are starting construction for 900 Km new railway from Khon Kaen to Bangkok in September 2015 without planning or design or EIA and it means they will start now from 900 KM 3 500 meter in 2017 and will finish that ( Ital Thai ) in 2025. The total when Thai will build the 900 Km we can travel than to Khon Kaen in 2099. And after 1 week they need to close the whole stretch for repairing. Looks like to receive a certificate for an engineer your papa must have money. Maybe the same for the irrigation clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabis Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Yeaaah no major flood this year - only reached my ankles this time. Last year it was knee deep :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketboy Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Bangkok is dry so no major flooding, however one only need to open their eyes. Intelligence of Thai experts = that of a 12 year old Western child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skilljester Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Not sure what's classed as a flood in Thailand, is there a general river on sukhumvit 13 or do they just make the drains s..t to help the public transport. I was also in khon kaen recently and I'm pretty sure it was horribly flooded in parts. What is a flood, I've been in bars in Phuket and seen markers for when the tsunami occurred. Surprisingly I've seen deeper water from what apparently is normal, non floody sorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harada Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Thai experts confirm 2016 to be a wet drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabis Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 7 minutes ago, Phuketboy said: Bangkok is dry so no major flooding, however one only need to open their eyes. Intelligence of Thai experts = that of a 12 year old Western child. 5555 you haven't been observing news apparently - oh yeah it's not flooding, it's just water that hasn't receded yet x) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almodeller Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Have they missed out the first line"Once upon a time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 6 hours ago, webfact said: No major flood this year: experts Bla bla bla,.......... oh yeah, we know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyaffairs Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Thai 'experts'' predictions are invariably the opposite of reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 just backstabbing promises behind a Fake-FACE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingba Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Experts?????!!...Need I say more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johpa Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Always a relief to know that the local experts are on top of things such as declaring in October that there will be no major flood this year, October being the last month of the rainy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Some parts of Bangkok were already flooded over the past several weeks. According to my inlaws Morchit Bus Terminal was flooded last week and my Mrs told me she cruised on her PCX very slowly due to flooding. When a downpour of an hour hits Bangkok the Klongs are still cloaked with rubbish and the water can't pass out. Its every year the same and I wonder what the BMA does against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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