Cold Weather Mayhem around the region/world

[Darthrevan]

The unusually long cold winter hitting Thailand in the past three months has killed at least 63 people, while temperature in capital Bangkok on Thursday fell to the lowest level in three decades.

"Bangkok hit its coldest record in 30 years Thursday morning when the temperature fell to 15.6 degree Celsius," Songkram Aksorn, deputy director general of the Thai Meteorological Department, was quoted by the Nation newspaper as saying.

Songkram said this year's cool season has been the longest for a decade, lasting almost three months. About 45 provinces across the country have been declared cold-spell disaster zones, with more than 25 million people affected.

The unusually long cool season, blamed on a cold front coming from the north, has also had an impact on Thailand's rice crop.

The new rice harvest coming in is not of good quality, because it has flowered too early with this cool season's unusually low temperatures, according to Vichai Sripraset, an honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association.

"When temperatures are low, the fertilization is bad, and then you get a lot of empty rice husks," he added.

Source: http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/161936/unusual-cold-winter-kills-over-60-in-thailand.html

[Jman888]

I think we must start wearing and bring along thicker jacket just in case a sudden drop in temperature

[Icedbs]

Strange I don't feel our weather getting cold leh

[Vid]

Strange I don't feel our weather getting cold leh

 

You are "Ice"dbs mah. How can feel cold?

[Count-Bracula]

These must be the poor and homeless people. Sad!

 

With these kind of weather change, crops are affected and in the end we will feel the effect of global warming.

Edited January 24, 2014 by Count-Bracula

[Mllcg]

15.6 degrees can die? huh?

 

i thought aircon also round there one

 

edit. if only singapore can get colder :(

 

we are still >20

Edited January 24, 2014 by Mllcg

[Viceroymenthol]

 

The unusually long cold winter hitting Thailand in the past three months has killed at least 63 people, while temperature in capital Bangkok on Thursday fell to the lowest level in three decades.

"Bangkok hit its coldest record in 30 years Thursday morning when the temperature fell to 15.6 degree Celsius," Songkram Aksorn, deputy director general of the Thai Meteorological Department, was quoted by the Nation newspaper as saying.

Songkram said this year's cool season has been the longest for a decade, lasting almost three months. About 45 provinces across the country have been declared cold-spell disaster zones, with more than 25 million people affected.

The unusually long cool season, blamed on a cold front coming from the north, has also had an impact on Thailand's rice crop.

The new rice harvest coming in is not of good quality, because it has flowered too early with this cool season's unusually low temperatures, according to Vichai Sripraset, an honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association.

"When temperatures are low, the fertilization is bad, and then you get a lot of empty rice husks," he added.

Source: http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/161936/unusual-cold-winter-kills-over-60-in-thailand.html

 

 

15 degree celcius can kill 60 over people?

 

That's only slightly below the 18 degrees set in my bedroom aircon!

 

And I sleep without clothes on!

[Mllcg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_extreme_weather_events#Asia

 

so many this year >.<

[Karoon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_extreme_weather_events#Asia

 

so many this year >.<

 

malaysia newspapers reporting its 17 deg on the coast in east of johor

[Mllcg]

 

malaysia newspapers reporting its 17 deg on the coast in east of johor

WHAT?!

[Kangadrool]

it's coming to the little red dot.

 

go online and order your winter tyres before it's too late.

[Yewheng]

For past 1 wk plus, Singapore weather quite cooling.. I do not know the exact temperature, but certainly it is cooler then usual..

[Kangadrool]

It's almost 10 am Liao. The sun is high up in the sky, but wind blowing still very chilly.ð®

[Rncw]

i think those who die are in the northern highland region ... maybe mostly poor people who cannot afford winter clothing....

[Yewheng]

It's almost 10 am Liao. The sun is high up in the sky, but wind blowing still very chilly.ð®

Ya, very shiok... so nice weather..

[Solar]

Ya, very shiok... so nice weather..

accuweather is forecasting sg to have 20deg low on thur jan 30.

[Mllcg]

accuweather is forecasting sg to have 20deg low on thur jan 30.

accu quite zhun one

[Yewheng]

accuweather is forecasting sg to have 20deg low on thur jan 30.

Nice weather on CNY..