'El Nino' set to weaken rainy season
published : 28 Jun 2023 at 11:08
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Apinya Wipatayotin
Thailand's weather is being influenced by a "mild" El Nino phenomenon, with predictions of less rain and droughts.
The Thai Meteorological Department said that this year's rainy season had been far milder in terms of downpours than recent years.
Even though the rainy season has now begun in Thailand, droughts have occurred in certain parts of the North and the Central Plains.
Earlier this month, experts warned Thailand to brace for unusually low rainfall and droughts this year as a result of the El Nino weather pattern.
El Nino is a weather phenomenon where ocean temperatures rise in the Pacific and affect weather in the region.
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- brace for (verb): to get ready for something, usually something unpleasant or difficult to deal with - เตรียมรับมือ
- downpour: a lot of rain in a short time - ฝนตกหนักมาก, พายุฝน
- drought (noun): a long period of time when there is little or no rain - ฝนแล้ง, ภัยแล้ง, ความแห้งแล้ง)
- influence: to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves or thinks - มีอิทธิพลต่อ, ชักจูง อำนาจบังคับ
- Meteorological Department: the government department in charge of determining what the weather will be in the future - กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา
- mild: not strong - เบา, ไม่หนัก, ไม่รุนแรง
- phenomenon (noun): a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood - ปรากฏการณ์
- prediction: a statement about what you think will happen in the future - คำพยากรณ์,คำทำนาย,การพยากรณ์
- weaken (verb): to make somebody/something less strong or powerful; to become less strong or powerful - ทำให้อ่อนลง, ทำให้อ่อนแอ
