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Farming must prepare for floods
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/01/2012
» Flood danger next year: 30 storms & water 30-40% higher. Use monkey cheeks, adjust planting & build small dikes to channel water to big rivers.
Bring out the pumps (Sunday update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/11/2011
» Fed-up residents of Muang Ake housing estate and other heavily inundated Bangkok communities have renewed hope as a government pumping operation begins today.
Flood management controversy
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/11/2011
» Residents living above where the "big-bag barrier" was recently dismantled are cheering, while those below it are protesting.
Protesters take action
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/11/2011
» The Din Daeng-Don Muang tollway and the big-bag barrier were targets of flood-weary protesters yesterday. More action seems likely as some residential areas have been swamped for over a month.
The flood expert
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/11/2011
» For many people, including myself, watching Dr Seree Supratid’s flood analysis is part of the nightly routine.
Bangkok's fight to stay (partially) dry
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2011
» The BMA is making an all-out effort to drain floodwater from the northern outskirts through Khlong Bang Sue in the hope of protecting the heart of Bangkok.
Saturday flood news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/11/2011
» Excerpts from 3 stories in today’s Bangkok Post including the likely loss of Rama 2 road to the South, the inundation of the Lat Prao area and the “big sandbag” barrier.
Not the end of the world
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/10/2011
» The situation is bad but it is not quite as bad as we thought, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday. Things may begin to improve within the next few days.
Mother Nature steps up the pressure
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/10/2011
» As a mass of floodwater from the north reaches the city's outer defences, authorities are sounding less and less confident that Bangkok will be spared the flooding that has ravaged much of the country.
The youtube flood update guy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2011
» For years no one listened to him teach about nature but now everyone listens, on Facebook and on TV.