Summer will begin with bright prospects, Phuwieng said, adding that the smog problem in the North and Northeast will ease with the hot and windy summer weather, bringing an end to Bangkok’s PM2.5 crisis. Phuwieng said the current smog season in Bangkok would also end with the upcoming change of season. The Centre expected that upper Thailand could also see a 30-per-cent drop in the usual dry season precipitation, which would greatly aggravate the risk of water shortages and drought. A total of 60 medium-sized reservoirs across the country are at under-30-per-cent water storage. RID deputy director-general Taweesak Thanadechophol, however, insisted that there was sufficient water for domestic consumption and businesses throughout this dry season.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 11, 2019 18:00 UTC