A lot of people in Bangkok are unsure about whats happening in Bangkok with the floods. Because of the media and the internet, there's a lot of information circulating what is going to happen, this is causing some people to panic.
There are a few reasons as to why there are now floods in Thailand. Thailand is geographically sloped so naturally the water from the north comes flowing straight to the south and settles in the flood basin near Bangkok. In the past, the water would have been absorbed by the rainforests but people have destroyed all these forests and put up dams instead. these are quite efficient because you can control the amount of water behind the dam by releasing and holding it back. However, if they are not managed correctly then it could result in the dam collapsing. One of the factors causing these floods is there was too much water behind the dam and the risk of collapse so they were forced to release more water than usual. The amount of rainfall has been heavier this year, with monsoon season starting earlier and finishing later and we had our wettest September ever. This are all contributing factors to the floods.
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8 - human intervention of the water cycle
8.1 - collection and control for a variety of uses
water supply (storage, transfer, dams, reservoirs); industry and domestic use; waste disposal; power; agriculture (irrigation)
8.4 - the ways in which processes operating within the water cycle affect development (causes and effects of flooding and drought)
Hannah - you need to provide more detail. Why are the floods happening this year? What has changed over the past 30 years in Thailand. In addition, you need to look at the syllabus and make the syllabus connections. This should take you about 40 minutes.
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