I visited Vietnam recently. When I arrived, colleagues in the Embassy told me how heavy rain the previous day had caused severe flooding: "the water was up to my waist", "in the end I had to put on a pair of shorts and wade through the water", and "a 20 minute journey took me 3 hours". The next morning (15 July) I opened the Vietnam News, the main English language … Read more »Vietnam – the hazards of a changing climate
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Under Water in Bangkok
I was in Bangkok last week, and many people were talking about the recent floods. In the last two months large parts of Thailand have experienced heavy rains. More than 4 million people have been affected, with 165 sadly killed. Many areas along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok were inundated – the capital is on average only a metre above sea level – and the city authorities had to … Read more »Under Water in Bangkok
