Kaeng Lawa reservoir in Khon Kaen’s Ban Phai district dried up as severe droughts hit the district and other areas in the Northeast in 2019. (File photo)
Summer is expected to end by the middle of next month, while the impact of El Niño, including drought, is predicted to take its toll on Thailand by around the middle of June, the Meteorological Department (MD) said on Friday.
Although the maximum temperature had previously been forecast to peak at 43C this summer, the highest temperatures are now expected to continue at around 40C for the rest of the summer, said Somkhwan Tanchan, director of the Meteorological Observations Division.
The average maximum temperature was at around 40C since the beginning of this month, due in…
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