Floods in Thailand
Floods in Thailand are regular natural disasters in Thailand which happen nearly every year during the monsoon season. The monsoon seasons in the country are distinct by region, the southern part mirrors the Malay Peninsula and monsoon begins in October and ends in March. The rest of the nation has monsoons and/or frequent thundershowers from April/May through October, but often lasts beyond October.
Thailand cycles yearly between drought and flooding. Breaking this cycle was the subject of the "Sustainable Water Management Forum 2016" in Bangkok. The event hosted water management specialists from countries which have dealt with water management challenges such as the Netherlands, Israel, and Singapore. One attendee observed that, "In Thailand, we receive around 754,000 million m3 of rain per year. That is more than enough for the annual water demand of around 100,000 million m3.... However, only 5.7 percent of rainfall, 70,370 million m3, empties into the reservoirs."[1][2]
Events
- 1938 - Bangkok was flooded
- 1983 - 42 provinces were flooded
- 1995 - Big floods in Bangkok
- 2010 floods in Thailand and north Malaysia
- 2011 Southern Thailand floods
- 2011 Thailand floods
- 2013 Southeast Asian floods
- 2014–15 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia
- 2017 Southern Thailand floods
References
- ^ "Accelerating Integrated Water Management". The Government Public Relations Department. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original (Press release) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Maxwell, Daniel (4 October 2016). "Thailand: Breaking the cycle of flooding and drought". Asian Correspondent. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
