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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Drier-than-average rainy season tipped for this year

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) workers build a structure to fix a damaged stretch along the bank of Prem Prachakorn canal next to Rama V Road in Dusit district on Friday. The BMA also dredged the canal to prepare for the rainy season. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

The rainy season will officially start on Monday with less rain forecast this year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Meteorological Department announced on Friday.

TMD director-general Chomparee Chompurat said the seasonal climatic change would also see a shift in general wind direction.

According to Ms Chomparee, the El Nino weather phenomenon could mean a dry spell from mid-June to mid-July, leading to water shortages in several agricultural…

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