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Satun, Phitsanulok join drought list
Online Reporters, Published on 08/03/2014
» The number of provinces battling severe water shortages has risen to 20 with Satun and Phitsanulok the latest victims.
Weather bureau warns of 'very hot' summer
Online Reporters, Published on 19/02/2014
» Temperatures will drop a few notches before steadily climbing to reach a high of 43 degrees Celsius this summer, the Meteorological Department has warned.
North ups efforts to beat drought, haze
News, Published on 19/02/2014
» Authorities are stepping up artificial rainmaking efforts to combat drought and haze in the North.
Korat, Phitsanulok rivers drying up
Published on 05/02/2014
» The water levels of rivers in Nakhon Ratchasima and Phitsanulok provinces have dropped significantly, with the outlook for a dry season drought, and farmers outside irrigation zones are being instructed not to grow a second crop rice.
Farmers band together to save rice
Published on 28/10/2013
» SURIN – Farmers in flood-hit areas of Surin are banding together to jointly harvest still ripening rice crops in river-flooded paddy fields for fear they will lose everything if the situation worsens.
Nam Oun reservoir hits 40-year low
Published on 27/03/2013
» The water level at the Nam Oun reservoir in Sakon Nakhon has fallen to its lowest point in 40 years, authorities said on Tuesday.
Wells could ease drought
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/11/2012
» Artesian wells could be used to alleviate drought in seven provinces dealing with a severe water shortage.
Water-saving methods crucial as drought hits farmers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2012
» Farmers need to turn to new rice growing techniques to reduce water usage in light of the severe drought in the region and to ease the impact of climate change.
Crops drying up in Sakon Nakhon
Online Reporters, Published on 19/03/2012
» Farmers cultivating more than 12,000 rai of off-season rice in the northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon are without adequate water for their crops, reports said on Monday.