Snail outbreak Escargot for dinner

Sakon Nakhon

Overnight rainfall 10.6 mm, more likely today. Did Cloud seeding help?

That 10.6mm is an average for the area,  definitely had more than that at my house Cloud seeding operations ongoing in North, Northeast to replenish reservoirs National News Bureau of Thailand July 14 "Thailand started a rainmaking project in the late 1950s. The first principle was to scatter sea salt to catch the humidity in the air and dry ice to condense the humidity to form clouds.[36] The project took about ten years of experiments and refinement. The first field operations began in 1969 above Khao Yai National Park. Since then rain-making has been successfully applied throughout Thailand and neighbouring countries.[37] On 12 October 2005 the European Patent Office granted to King Bhumibol Adulyadej the patent EP 1 491 088 Weather modification by royal rainmaking technology." Source: wikipedia cloud seeding  "... research project, began as early as the 1830's ..." "... Verifiably successful rainmaking attempts did not occur until 1915 ..."  source: metabunk History of Cloud Seeding...

Sakon Nakhon

Scattered, mostly cloudy, some cooling this weekend

Half way down the page at BBC WEATHER is a colorized four day animated map indicating how scattered the rains are.   At least we are lucky enough to have some rain.  Let's hope it's enough rain to last through till the next rainy season. It's a different story in other parts of Thailand

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No Rain Yet - it's on the way

Sakon Nakhon

The Price of Rice in Thailand 'going up'

Three words which are being used more often these days on a variety of subjects.    Thai crops to suffer worst drought in  15 years  | Reuters   The worst drought in a  decade  continues in Thailand: Bangkok in danger of severe water shortage Six out of 40 provinces remain affected by the drought, DDPM reveals  Chiang Mai experiences worst drought crisis in  20 years   Thailand Faces Worst Drought in  50 Years  | OOSKAnews Water runs out for 250,000 households in metro Bangkok and north | Coconuts Bangkok  Soldiers asked to enforce pumping timetables | Bangkok Post  Road collapses in Pathum Thani | Bangkok Post Keep in mind last year's headlines proclaimed worst in decades. The drought and the resulting water shortages in Thailand is going to get worse.   Much of the drought is blamed on El Niño.  Equal (or more) blame should go to deforestation.    Let's not forget poor government management.  Droughts and floods have plagued Thailand for ages.  Much of the damage could be diminished by constructing more reservoirs and canals Locally the drought is a patchwork. If you drive through the province you will see some lush green ricefields outnumbered by dusty 'wasteland.' I suspect water tanks are selling well. There seems to be no imminent danger of Sakon Nakhon city tap water being shut off.  Nong Hahn water levels are low, but not yet dangerously.  Thai meteorologists have assured the public that the rainy season will start late this year but will arrive in early August.

Sakon Nakhon

Very scattered rains and thunderstorms

Local temperatures remain at a four year high, up 4° celsius (8° fahrenheit).    Weather is arriving from the east, increased chance of rain Tuesday.    Rains and thunderstorms have been very scattered

Sakon Nakhon

I feel like signing Christmas carols

True Thai Premier League All Stars host Liverpool

 Live HD stream available on YouTube 

July 14, 8 pm
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James Milner to make Liverpool debut against True Thai Premier League All Stars
Daily Star uk

Liverpool sell Sterling; dropped from Thailand tour
| Bangkok Post

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