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Post by rubl on Aug 16, 2022 10:24:26 GMT 7
Found this on FB group 1197Callcenter From 20:10 last night. Condition of #flood inside Soi Phatthanakan 61 after heavy rain for the past 1 hour.  |
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Post by AyG on Aug 16, 2022 11:52:22 GMT 7
It's been more than a decade since the catastrophic floods in Bangkok and elsewhere, and yet virtually nothing has been done to solve Thailand's water management problem. It's been 8 years since the Junta took over. It's not like they can claim they haven't had enough time. They're not short of money, either, proposing to waste invest 2.2 trillion baht ($61.97 billion) in the Eastern Economic Corridor in the next few years.
Wouldn't it be really nice to have a government that actually cared about the people of Thailand and their well being?
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Post by rubl on Aug 16, 2022 16:33:31 GMT 7
Flooding because of run-off from rivers or flooding because of tropical rainstorms are two different issues. Furthermore also in Europe we do have flooding caused by both. A thunderstorm after a period of dryness may see water not being absorbed because the soil hardened. This can case temporarily flooding. My sister tells me there was some like that in the Netherlands yesterday. In Britain we see similar things happening. "UK weather: Devon and Cornwall hit by heavy rain and flooding Travel disruption expected as rain and thunderstorm warnings remain in place for much of UK" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/16/uk-weather-devon-and-cornwall-hit-by-heavy-rain-and-flooding |
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Post by chiangmai on Aug 16, 2022 20:53:50 GMT 7
It's been more than a decade since the catastrophic floods in Bangkok and elsewhere, and yet virtually nothing has been done to solve Thailand's water management problem. It's been 8 years since the Junta took over. It's not like they can claim they haven't had enough time. They're not short of money, either, proposing to waste invest 2.2 trillion baht ($61.97 billion) in the Eastern Economic Corridor in the next few years. Wouldn't it be really nice to have a government that actually cared about the people of Thailand and their well being? In this part of the country there are several flood prevention projects that have been running for several years. One of them is not far from us, it's a water balancing tunnel that connects two reservoirs and prevents Mae Tang from flooding. I'm sure there are others underway that we are not all aware of. www.rtco.co.th/portfolio-item/maetaeng-maengad-water-tunnel-contract-1-the-increase-of-reservior-volume-of-mae-kuang-udam-thara-dam-project/ |
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Post by chiangmai on Aug 16, 2022 20:59:28 GMT 7
Flooding because of run-off from rivers or flooding because of tropical rainstorms are two different issues. Furthermore also in Europe we do have flooding caused by both. A thunderstorm after a period of dryness may see water not being absorbed because the soil hardened. This can case temporarily flooding. My sister tells me there was some like that in the Netherlands yesterday. In Britain we see similar things happening. "UK weather: Devon and Cornwall hit by heavy rain and flooding Travel disruption expected as rain and thunderstorm warnings remain in place for much of UK" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/16/uk-weather-devon-and-cornwall-hit-by-heavy-rain-and-floodingWe have flooding in Chiang Mai at present, despite the water drainage channels being wide open for the past two months. The water table around us is the highest I've ever seen it, our groundwater well shows water at three feet, our gardens have large pools of standing water that has nowhere to go! |
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Post by rubl on Aug 16, 2022 21:21:16 GMT 7
Flooding because of run-off from rivers or flooding because of tropical rainstorms are two different issues. Furthermore also in Europe we do have flooding caused by both. A thunderstorm after a period of dryness may see water not being absorbed because the soil hardened. This can case temporarily flooding. My sister tells me there was some like that in the Netherlands yesterday. In Britain we see similar things happening. "UK weather: Devon and Cornwall hit by heavy rain and flooding Travel disruption expected as rain and thunderstorm warnings remain in place for much of UK" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/16/uk-weather-devon-and-cornwall-hit-by-heavy-rain-and-floodingWe have flooding in Chiang Mai at present, despite the water drainage channels being wide open for the past two months. The water table around us is the highest I've ever seen it, our groundwater well shows water at three feet, our gardens have large pools of standing water that has nowhere to go! BTW you did switch off the pump for your new well, didn't you?  |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Aug 16, 2022 21:32:46 GMT 7
Found this on FB group 1197Callcenter From 20:10 last night. Condition of #flood inside Soi Phatthanakan 61 after heavy rain for the past 1 hour. Flood,  , nothing more than a puddle. Is that Ronnies house he lives up that way. |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Aug 16, 2022 21:34:41 GMT 7
Flooding because of run-off from rivers or flooding because of tropical rainstorms are two different issues. Furthermore also in Europe we do have flooding caused by both. A thunderstorm after a period of dryness may see water not being absorbed because the soil hardened. This can case temporarily flooding. My sister tells me there was some like that in the Netherlands yesterday. In Britain we see similar things happening. "UK weather: Devon and Cornwall hit by heavy rain and flooding Travel disruption expected as rain and thunderstorm warnings remain in place for much of UK" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/16/uk-weather-devon-and-cornwall-hit-by-heavy-rain-and-floodingJesus H, are the people that daft they actually believe that shit, lord help us. |
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Post by rubl on Aug 16, 2022 21:54:57 GMT 7
"Clay soil is not a bad thing and actually withstands times of drought better than some soils with less clay content. However, they drain slowly and compact easily – particularly after rain. They can also be so compacted and dry that they cannot absorb heavy rainfalls fast enough, which leads to erosion and runoff."
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Post by chiangmai on Aug 17, 2022 6:55:07 GMT 7
We have flooding in Chiang Mai at present, despite the water drainage channels being wide open for the past two months. The water table around us is the highest I've ever seen it, our groundwater well shows water at three feet, our gardens have large pools of standing water that has nowhere to go! BTW you did switch off the pump for your new well, didn't you? Hmmm, food for thought, I never did figure out what that constant whirring noise was.......I'll don wet suit and flippers and go check. |
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Post by rubl on Aug 17, 2022 17:28:30 GMT 7
BTW
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Post by chiangmai on Aug 17, 2022 17:33:22 GMT 7
Flooding because of run-off from rivers or flooding because of tropical rainstorms are two different issues. Furthermore also in Europe we do have flooding caused by both. A thunderstorm after a period of dryness may see water not being absorbed because the soil hardened. This can case temporarily flooding. My sister tells me there was some like that in the Netherlands yesterday. In Britain we see similar things happening. "UK weather: Devon and Cornwall hit by heavy rain and flooding Travel disruption expected as rain and thunderstorm warnings remain in place for much of UK" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/16/uk-weather-devon-and-cornwall-hit-by-heavy-rain-and-floodingJesus H, are the people that daft they actually believe that shit, lord help us. Daft person here.....yes, but I'm happy to entertain reasons why I might be wrong. |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Aug 17, 2022 21:12:17 GMT 7
Jesus H, are the people that daft they actually believe that shit, lord help us. Daft person here.....yes, but I'm happy to entertain reasons why I might be wrong. The irony is, Bkk needs the soil to be wet to stop roads and housing estates from sinking. If the earth is dry it contracts and sinks. |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Aug 17, 2022 21:13:34 GMT 7
Where was that filmed and what type of soil was it, never saw anything like that in the middle east. |
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Post by chiangmai on Aug 17, 2022 21:17:16 GMT 7
Daft person here.....yes, but I'm happy to entertain reasons why I might be wrong. The irony is, Bkk needs the soil to be wet to stop roads and housing estates from sinking. If the earth is dry it contracts and sinks. Yes indeed, but that was not the issue that was stated. The issue was, "A thunderstorm after a period of dryness may see water not being absorbed because the soil hardened', which I'm pretty sure is true. |
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, nothing more than a puddle. Is that Ronnies house he lives up that way.
