Pattaya To Organise Seafood Festival 2016

[BigDUSA 71]

People are more likely to believe info that comes from sources that have boots on the ground than somebody like GoogleDUSA who hasn't set foot on Thai soil for years!!!

LOL. So many "almost interesting comments" over which is the hottest month April or the end of July. LOL. Some guys have way to much time on their hands.

[TheFiend 1,181]

GoogleDUSA..... This year April temperatures hit the record books..

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-thailand-hot-april-20160427-story.html

 

 

Animals at Bangkok's zoo are being fed special frozen fruit pops. People are flocking to shopping malls just to soak up the air-conditioning. Authorities are telling people to stay out of the blazing sun to avoid heat stroke.

April in Thailand is typically hot and sweaty, but this year's scorching weather has set a record for the longest heat wave in at least 65 years.

The average peak temperature each day this month has been above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, with the mercury spiking one day to 111.7 F — just short of the all-time record.

The heat wave has also fueled a new record for energy consumption and prompted health warnings on everything from foodborne illness to drowning, both of which rise every April when Thailand's hottest month coincides with school summer break.

"As of now we can say we've broken the record for the highest temperatures over the longest duration in 65 years — and the season isn't over yet," said Surapong Sarapa, head of the Thai Meteorological Department's weather forecast division. Thailand began keeping national weather records after 1950

 

On this very day, April 27, in 1960, Thailand posted its hottest day ever recorded at 112 F in the northern province of Uttaradit

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Countries across Southeast Asia are feeling the heat, which scientists say is triggered by El Nino, a warming of parts of the Pacific Ocean that changes weather worldwide and tends to push global temperatures up. El Nino has also been blamed for causing the worst drought in decades across the region.

Thailand's Department of Disease Control has warned people to beware of food poisoning and other food-related illnesses that typically increase during hot weather when bacteria can thrive on unrefrigerated food.

"Stay indoors, try to limit activity outdoors. Wear sunglasses, wear hats with large brims. Drink more water than usual," the disease control center said in a statement this week. It also reminded of the increased risk of drowning in hot weather as children flock to Thailand's beaches, ponds and lakes to take a swim.

As of now we can say we've broken the record for the highest temperatures over the longest duration in 65 years -- and the season isn't over yet. — Surapong Sarapa, head of the Thai Meteorological Department's weather forecast division

"Do not let young children out of your sight for even a brief moment," the statement said, noting that an average of 90 children die every month in Thailand from drowning but that number increases to about 135 in April.

Thais are used to the heat. April typically brings an average of 100 F days. The current stretch of sweltering weather has been a main topic of conversation, but people are taking it in stride.

"This April is so hot. I've got the air conditioner AND fan turned on at home. And I'm keeping ice cream in my fridge at all times," said Jarossanon Thovicha, a 30-year-old Bangkok resident who works in the fashion industry and is living in fear of her next electricity bill.

"My husband and I have been going out to the mall and spending time there over the weekends to save on electricity at home," she said.

Nationwide, energy consumption set a record high on Tuesday at 29,004.6 megawatts, said the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. It was the latest in a series of peaks reached earlier this month, and EGAT is urging the public not to keep air conditioners on all day.

"We are asking for public cooperation in conserving energy for one-hour a day from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. until May 20," the national power utility said in a statement Tuesday.

In Cambodia, the hot weather was blamed for the death of an elephant trained to carry tourists at the famed Angkor Wat temple compound. Local media carried pictures of the pachyderm which collapsed last Friday and quoted the Angkor Elephant company as saying she had apparently died of a heart attack due to high temperatures and lack of wind.

The Dusit Zoo in Bangkok says it's taking extra precautions so its animals stay safe.

"Monkeys and apes at the zoo are getting fruit popsicles," said Saowaphang Sanannu, head of conservation and research at Bangkok's main zoo.

Oranges, watermelon, pineapple and other fruit get chopped up, mixed with fruit juice or water and is then frozen for the chimpanzees, orangutans and other primates. Bears already have waterfall displays in their habitats, so can take dips whenever they want, and are getting the same fruit pops as the others.

"Tigers are getting meat popsicles. We'll freeze pork legs and chunks of meat to feed them and cool them off at the same time," Saowaphang said. "Deer, giraffe and elephants get increased shade and sprinklers to provide rain and decrease the heat on the ground."

Temporary relief is forecast later this week with scattered tropical storms. But it will be brief, with the heat expected to return next week before tapering off in mid-May when the monsoon rains are expected.

Associated Press

 

I was in Thailand in April for Songkran, and in May to attend a funeral..... Temperatures were hitting 45 degC up in Uttaradit....

 

There is plenty of information on the internet that tells you April is hotter than July!!!

[jacko 8,815]

I have no problem with you and others saying April is the hottest month. The end of July is still very hot.

 

Hottest month is likely March or April not July!

 

Then why do you insist on belaboring your error? Do we need to explain to the moron the difference between 'hot', 'hotter' and 'hottest'?

PS It was hot here yesterday too..... your website claims it to be winter!

 

Edited December 21, 2016 by jacko

[BigDUSA 71]

 

 

Then why do you insist on belaboring your error? Do we need to explain to the moron the difference between 'hot', 'hotter' and 'hottest'?

PS It was hot here yesterday too..... your website claims it to be winter!

 

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LOL. So many "almost interesting comments" over which is the hottest month April or the end of July. LOL. Some guys have way to much time on their hands.

[jacko 8,815]

LOL. So many "almost interesting comments" over which is the hottest month April or the end of July. LOL. Some guys have way to much time on their hands.

Yes we do don't we. But for me it is 5.30am and I am having a giggle at some old fool before I go watch the sun rise.

[jacko 8,815]

Why post something that happened 5 months ago?

Just a warning not to eat the seafood that has been out since then!

[TheFiend 1,181]

So some guys have too much time on their hands...... GoogleDUSA,- you're one of them, you seem to spend all your time googling crap and then posting it one here....