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Tropical Storm Sinlaku - Monsoonal Monday by artemislives

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Tropical Storm Sinlaku - Monsoonal Monday
It started raining mid-morning Sunday 2nd August, just as we were thinking to go out to the Tea Farm, and it has not stopped for 36 hours.  ***Tropical Storm Sinlaku, the first real tropical depression of the 2020 South East Asian monsoon season, has arrived.***

![Flooding2.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artemislives/TTylf6xx-Flooding2.jpg)
*The remains of the new highway between the northern cities of Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai. Image credit: citylife.com*

![Flooding3.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artemislives/TTZgShma-Flooding3.jpg)*Image credit: CM108.com*

Some 300 people and 120 vehicles are stranded in mountainous territory between the 32 and 40km markers posts along the Chiang Rai 118 Highway, where the road has been ***completely swept away*** in no less than 6 places!  Helicopter access is challenging so they will spend a second night sheltering in a local school building. Food and drinking water were ferried in, zip line style today, on downed power lines.

https://youtu.be/H351wmpli0Y
*Video credit: CM108.com*

Much closer to home, 200 homes were evacuated this morning as flood levels rose and submerged outer suburban and rice field areas not far from our home.

![Flooding1.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artemislives/SOm4lYAr-Flooding1.png)
*Image credit: CM108.com*

![Flooding6.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artemislives/9XiwRuwW-Flooding6.jpg)[Image Source](https://web.facebook.com/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87-%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%93-340137139431052)

To the north of us, forest run off is MASSIVE, and many small villages are isolated by landslides, major trees down and blocking roads, and flooding.

In the northern Thai town of Loei, close to the Laos DPR border, 500 homes were damaged or destroyed.

![Flooding4.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artemislives/vK8LeLdh-Flooding4.jpg)
[Image Source](https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392353?fbclid=IwAR1aEsYznZ7WHJhOSmuVcdSPnkeHkjRl_WNLDuaxVc19ewsqDZx4JqAHYQI)

> The villagers, who were visited by Loei governor Chaiwat Chuenkosum, said the storm took them by surprise. **In fact, an elderly member of the community said this was possibly the worst disaster in centuries**. [Source](https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392353?fbclid=IwAR1aEsYznZ7WHJhOSmuVcdSPnkeHkjRl_WNLDuaxVc19ewsqDZx4JqAHYQI)

If you're ever wondering why Thai people continue to make spirit offerings in rice fields, this would be why.

<center>![Flooding5.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/artemislives/m4U9f0TF-Flooding5.jpg)
*Image credit: Siwakorn Odochao.*</center>

This is the first real tropical storm of the season - we have another 2 months of this ahead. A typical monsoon season will see 7, 8 or sometimes 9 of these major storm cells move through Asia.

Meanwhile, all the countries around us are similarly affected by the same storm.  Southern China has catastrophic flooding, as do Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.  Burma and Bangladesh will get their turn soon when the western monsoon move through a little later.

Environmental impacts?  Huge.  Social impacts of losing newly planted rice after 5 months of unemployment due to Covid-19?  Urgh.  This is in a country without a social security system. Global food prices?  absolutely they will be affected.  Thailand is one of the largest suppliers of not only rice, but fruit and seafood in the world.  

What did social media *endlessly* talk about today online?  Personal freedom and the endless face mask debate. ***facepalm*** Tonight, Monday night, it is again POURING RAIN outside, and I'm tired of first word privilege.  

Meanwhile, yesterday, Baghdad recorded it's hottest day ever - 51C (125F).  Which drives hot air HIGH up into the atmosphere, where it begins and fuels this monsoonal cycle which ripples around the globe. *Spiraling*. And my beloved Tasmania, Australia, is expecting snowfalls not only in the mountains, like usual, but all the way down to sea level. 

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#POSH https://twitter.com/BreugelMarike/status/1290289880526856192?s=20
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@justinparke ·
Wow! These extreme weather patterns will likely become more and more common. Also just hearing about the massive explosion in Lebanon. The world's going through some extreme times certainly.
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@artemislives ·
Yes - things ARE definitely hotter-colder-wetter-drier, in extremes.  I hope you have some plans for hurricane-storm season!!  Did you connect yet with @jeanlucsr in Paramaribo, Suriname?  I see him on twitter and on #3speak quite a bit!  You could have a Suriname #Hive Meet Up!!  

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@artemislives. Yes, we've connected digitally. No, we haven't met yet, but that is completely my fault.

I have been pushing back the Suriname #hive meet up for about a month due to unforseen covid circumstances. 

But it is definitely happening in August.  
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@minismallholding ·
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I was reading about the unbelievable temperatures in Baghdad the other day! I hope that's not what we'll be looking forward to this summer. While we don't have extremes at the moment, it's been an up and down winter. One day way warmer than usual then another much colder than we're used to. 

What can I say about social media? Some people are only happy if they're complaining.  😉
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@artemislives ·
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The weather extremes ARE becoming more obvious... and yes, the 51C in Baghdad is directly related to our huge deluges.  The butterfly beats a wing thing.

Social media?  I whinge therefore I am.  OR  I gloat, therefore I am. 😆  *I am so over it.*

Appreciate your constant self.  Best get prepped for a hot summer then.... 😆

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@minismallholding ·
What worries me about the summer is how many of my plants might not make it through. I recently learnt that even with enough water supply to the roots, if the temperature goes above a certain level, most plants can no longer complete photosynthesis and shut down temporarily to get through the heat crisis. If it continues for too long, then they'll not be able to recover. It explains why my trees leaves have been turning yellowed at the height of summer, then new growth returns to normal as soon as the cooler weather and rains come. There I was thinking it was soil related.
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