Fidel Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Saw this story, with pics, on another Thai related site, about the day it snowed in Thailand in 1955. Thought some of you might find it interesting. Snow in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Thanks ...times have changed. Global warming ..some think it is fact others ..well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 That's amazing, I've copied the pic to show my mother in law. She'd remember it, she'd only have been about seventy then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Students have insisted to me they've seen snow in the mountains above Chiang Mai. I'm just as convinced they're confusing hail with snow. And that's what these pics are too. "small hail and ice flakes that looked like snow fell and made a white color on the ground." I've saw a few rather heavy hail storms up north in the 1970s, one in Chiang Rai that hit two days later in Phitsanulok when I got back there. Covered the ground about an inch deep in pea sized hail. But it wasn't any snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Hail of a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Looks a bit like it ..not that we get much down here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 I thought this was about China White. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Is Thai snow yellow or white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Maybe sleet not snow. But you can always rely on the chinese to make things happen. Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui, Chiang Mai Zoo's super stars, may be celebrating their third anniversary in Thailand with blueprints of a new home -- a 50 million baht (about US$1.3 million U.S. dollars) worth habitat with falling snow. The panda pair have been the zoo's residents as "friendship ambassadors" from China since October 2003. During the past years, they have been living in air-conditioned house. Although Chiang Mai City is the coolest region in the tropical country, the around-the-year hot season seems far from the changeful weather in their hometown, China's Wo Long. But starting in 2009, every winter there'll be something extra to see: snow falling from the ceiling at the flick of a switch. "The panda is actually an animal that lives in the snow," Prasertsak Buntrakunpuntawee, the chief of the zoo's panda program, was quoted by local newspaper on Thursday as saying, "Providing them with cool temperatures and snow each winter will keep them happy -- they love the snow!" The zoo is now submitting plans for a new 50 million baht (about US$1.3 million) worth panda habitat to the government, he said. If approved, the two-year construction project will begin early next year. Prasertsak said the pandas are well taken care of because the zoo recognize their importance as international diplomats, and it's not a role to be taken lightly. "Our pair are important ambassadors to whom we pay great attention," Prasertsak said. "It's also to a great opportunity for us to learn more about the animals' biology and help with panda conservation." His team is planning for Lin Hui's pregnancy in the near future, so the new home has been designed with a baby in mind. "The pregnancy isn't a sure thing, of course -- at the moment there's only a 50 percent chance," he added. (Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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