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Nepartak: Final update (Monday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/07/2016
» Nepartak weakened into a strong tropical storm after making landfall in Fujian on Saturday, but continued to soak the region, where emergency workers scrambled to reach residents trapped on the upper floors of submerged buildings and collapsed homes.
As El Nino fades, hopes increase for wet rainy season
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/05/2016
» The drought is still with us, but forecasters are optimistic this year's rains will be above normal, in part because of the end of the unusually severe El Nino.
Extreme weather: The record El Nino
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/12/2015
» Flooding in Britain, drought in Thailand, fires in Australia, tornadoes in Texas – all are being blamed on a record-breaking El Nino with some help from climate change.
Rain and wind shifts like to bring haze relief to South (Updated Friday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/10/2015
» Air quality is at dangerous levels in much of Southeast Asia, but the situation in Thailand is likely to improve because of rain and a shift in wind direction.
Army to guard water supplies as irrigation officials admit mistakes
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/06/2015
» The Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Ministry will ask the army to deploy forces to guard sluice gates amid the water crisis to prevent a possible "water war among the citizens".
Where is the cool season, anyway?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/11/2012
» The winds are blowing the wrong way this year for some reason, bringing rain instead of cool, dry air, a situation that is likely to continue for some time.
transient
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/06/2012
» continuing for only a short time ชั่วคราว, ชั่วประเดี๋ยว
Flood-related vocabulary (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2011
» Fully updated with vocabulary from latest flooding reports and links to many flood stories covered previously.
Never-ending problems
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/11/2010
» As the government struggles to find the money to pay for the flood relief effort, an expert warns drought may be the next problem.