The skies over Thailand have been letting loose, and the country’s Meteorological Department (TMD) doesn’t want anyone caught without an umbrella or a lifeboat, for that matter. Today, they’ve thrown down a weather warning, heralding the arrival of thunderstorms and heavy rain drenching 48 provinces, including the bustling metropolis of Bangkok. But wait, it gets splashier: 15 provinces are under the magnifying glass for potential flash floods and runoff because, Mother Nature isn’t playing games. The cosmic mischief stems from a monsoon trough that’s got the upper northern and northeastern regions of Thailand on edge, not to mention a few neighbors like Laos and northern Vietnam. Just when you thought it couldn’t get stormier, a low-pressure system is rocking the upper northeastern region, all while the ever-strengthening southwest monsoon sweeps through the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and even the Gulf of Thailand. It’s like a meteorological orchestra with rainstorms as its…
