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EXPLAINED: Expert warns of super el nino risk | Rare Historical Photos

The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) on Monday posts a picture of Mae Kuang Udom Thara reservoir in Chiang Mai's Doi Saket on its Facebook page, saying the reservoir and other major and medium-sized ones nationwide are ready for water management during this rainy season to help minimise impacts on communities. (Photo courtesy of RID)

Thailand should prepare for the possibility of a Super El Nino event next year, which could bring extreme heat, drought and other disruptions, a leading climate expert has warned.

In a social media post, Assoc Prof Seree Supratid, director of the Climate Change and Disaster Centre at Rangsit University, said international climate models show El Nino conditions have already developed, with a more than 60% chance of intensifying into a severe event.

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