Sakon Nakhon

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Conserve, survive

Compared the water level from pictures I took February 22.

I'd say since then the lake has gone down by about half a foot.

Rainy season is probably another month and a half away.

Forecast indicate a few days of April showers after the holidays.
Rainy season starts last weeks of May. Forecasts that far in advance should be considered as scientific guesswork.
Sakon Nakhon

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

UV Index: 12 (Extreme)

Numbers are high and climbing.
Nighttime lows climbing to 30's (upper 80's fahrenheit)
Still awhile off (18th or 19th), when the humidity feels like a sauna (drink plenty liquid) expect thunderstorms

April	Wed 6	Thu 7	Fri 8	Sat 9	Sun 10	Mon 11	Tue 12	Wed 13	Thu 14	Fri 15	Sat 16	Sun 17	Mon 18	Tue 19
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Accu FL*	41	43	42	42	41	45	42	42	43	41	41	43	44	47
Accu	39	40	38	38	38	41	40	41	41	37	37	37	36	39
Thai MD	40	40	40	41	41	42	42
BBC	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	40
Spark	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38
Com	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	40	41

FL* feels like

200 Thai fish farms close over drought

The worst drought in over 20 years in Thailand has forced 200 fish farms to close; 26 out of 76 provinces have been declared disaster zones.

AU.NEWS.YAHOO.COM

Vietnam warns of dire impact from planned Mekong dams

HANOI -- Vietnam has predicted “very high adverse effects” on the Mekong River environment and economy if 11 proposed dams are built on its lower mainstream.

BANGKOKPOST.COM|BY POST PUBLISHING PCL.