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‘El Nino’ set to weaken rainy season

Drought warnings as less rain bites

A farmer prepares his paddy field in Ban Ampawan village in tambon Samran of Muang district, Khon Kaen, on Tuesday. (Photo: Chakrapan Natanri)

Thailand’s weather is already being influenced by a “mild” El Nino phenomenon, according to the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR), which also called on all related agencies to help gear up in case the country suffers a drought.

The ONWR is Thailand’s command centre for water resource management.

Representatives from the Thai Meteorological Department, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Royal Irrigation, the Department of Mineral Resources and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand…

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