190510 Scientific approach to the 2017 Flood

Theres a study out of the Mahasarakham University about the 2017 flooding of Sakon Nakhon Province.  Much of the blame is directed at Tropical Storm SONCA, which dropped close to a foot of rain on the city.

Seems to me much of the flooding resulted when water was released from a dam for fear that it might burst. I might be wrong, but doubt it.

The article has a lot of higher learning jargon which make little sense to the average reader.

Interesting is the breakdown of two types of monsoons: southwest and northeast. 

I'd correct the southwest to include west and northwest (as witnessed over the last few days).

The northeast monsoon generally starts around the Buddhist rain retreat

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