Actually, you can learn so much about Thailand by reading this single paragraph. It is a microcosm of Thai thought and process.Global warming is not likely to cause the sea level in the Gulf of Thailand to rise because the body of water is too far from melting glaciers, a leading Thai hydrologist claimed on Monday. Recent forecasts by the United Nations' Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which predict a 40 centimetre rise in sea levels by the end of the century will cause flooding for up to 94 million Asians living in coastal areas, may not apply to the Gulf of Thailand, according to Suphat Vongvisessomjai, a former professor in water resources engineering at Bangkok's Asia Institute of Technology. [emphasis added]Heheh... "Former professor", which indicates that this is probably not the first time that he has opened his mouth.
(By the way... I'm really holding out hope that (1) Professor Suphat is actually fairly intelligent, and (2) whatever point he was trying to make probably had some validity and was either lost in translation, or misunderstood and reported as above.)
4 comments:
Sounds more like a plumber than a professor. From Jakal
I'm not jumping on the bandwagon . I remember the coming "mini Ice age" scientist in the 1970's were saying was just around the corner. I'd hold out before I start buying carbon credits too. Just another scam to get you money.
yea, this guy sounds like a tool..too many bong-hits in college.
FKY
On the other hand, he may be part of the ultra-powerful fossil-fuel lobby. I am sure they have 'moles' in every part of the world - especially people with some credibility to make these comments... And yes, to be fair, it can easily be a mistranslation.
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