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FOUND: Groundwater making the invisible visible - What They Never Told You

Water gushes out of an artesian well in Chai Nat. At 61 centimetres in diameter, it is the biggest of its kind in the country, capable of supplying water to 6,255 rai of farmland and 8,000 people. Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill

Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, putting our most visible sources of water at risk. From Spain to parts of the African continent, droughts are being experienced at unprecedented levels. Madagascar last year faced a food crisis that left 1.3 million people facing severe hunger following the worst drought in four decades.

Closer to home, Thailand experiences both severe flooding in the rainy season and extreme drought in the dry season, which represent the two major sources of the country's water crisis. The intrusion of saltwater into surface water sources as a result of rising sea levels is also becoming increasingly problematic.

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