From july 2011 to january 2012, thailand encountered the worst flooding in. Thailand floods to lead to hard drive shortages for months. Trong thai project management analyst neovia logistics. See more ideas about heat map, data visualization and infographic. Worst flooding in decades swamps thailand the atlantic. The massive flooding in thailand is disrupting supplies of hard disk drives hdds for the worlds personal computer makers, according to companies and market intelligence firms. Features on tech culture, exploring hardware and software. Floodwaters inundated this plant, the surrounding roads. Timeline of expected disaster and areas expected to be affected. The resulting european sovereigndebt crisis became more pronounced early in the decade and continued to affect the possibility of a global economic recovery. Natural disasters and disaster management in thailand. Thailand is the worlds second largest maker of hard disk drives hdd after china, and. Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in thailand.
Casualties occurred in the cities of nova friburgo, teresopolis, petropolis, bom jardim, sumidouro and sao jose do vale do rio preto. Thailand, namely t he 1988 floods a nd landslides, the 2004 indian ocean tsuna mi, and the 2011 chao phraya river flood from historical and socioeconomic perspectives. Oct 14, 2010 the blue line contracts were tendered in 2010 with work due to start in mid 2011 however some land appropriation issues and a change of govt at the mid 2011 election resulted in work commencing sept 2011, then the 2011 floods hit. A case study of thailand s floods in 2011 and research questions for supply chain decision making article in international journal of disaster risk reduction december. The flooding began at the end of july triggered by the landfall of tropical storm nockten.
Major floods are occurring during the 2011 monsoon season in thailand, most severely in the chao phraya but also in the mekong river basin. Building resilient international industrial systems in 2030. Thailand flooding 2554 rapid assessment for resilient. Floods in thailand have rattled the hard drive supply chain from component suppliers to giants like western digital and ultimately pc and server makers will be affected, say analysts. The floods, which began in july after unusually heavy monsoon rains, have killed nearly 400 people, submerged 4 million acres and are starting to encroach on areas of bangkok, home to 12 million people.
It can also provide floodplain map and floodline map for streams and rivers. The disruption it brought to weather patterns unleashed floods and. College of population studies, chulalongkorn university. Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching southeast asia since midjuly, causing mudslides and widespread flooding along the mekong river. Microsoft powerpoint templates offer the widest range of design choices, which makes them perfect for modern and sophisticated presentations and pitches. Causes and effects of flooding in global and thailand. Oct 24, 2011 thai floods to lead to monthslong hard drive shortages. Image caption excessive monsoon rains have flooded a third of the southeast asian nation since late july. In 2011, thailand suffered the worst floods in more than a half century.
The 2011 thailand flood was one of the most severe in modern history. The flood management program has also come under the scrutiny of the. Apr 17, 20 thailands phase 1 system was originally supposed to become fully operational around september 2011, but it reached that milestone 2 months early, in july 2011. A flooding disaster in thailand has hampered the hard drive supply chain and shortages may plague pc, server and storage vendors in the months to come. Sharestock market news latest nse, bse, business news. Quinceanera disaster canon rebel eos 200d800d talk. View trong thais profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The decade began amid a global financial crisis and subsequent international recession dating from the late 2000s. Falsecolour satellite image showing extent of flooding on 19 october 2011. Sony thailand factory flooding in pictures sony alpha nex. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover trongs. Flood map can help to locate places at higher levels to escape from floods or in flood rescueflood relief operation.
Even before the monsoon season began, thailands rivers. Powerpoint themes allow for a variety of presentation topics, giving you the freedom to choose the best presentation template design for your project. Shares of greek bank stocks tanked over 5% on thursday, as a political crisis threatened to engulf the nation. Central bangkok is protected by flood barriers which have been reinforced by troops in. All trains have four doors on each side per car, an airconditioning unit, and lcd monitors for public announcement and advertising. Thailand floods disrupt production and supply chains bbc. Thai floods float seagate to top of hard drive biz the register seagate seems to be doing well. Figure 3 shows a timeline of enso, mjo, typhoon activity, and precipitation for 2011. Feb 29, 2012 when it released its financial results for the final three months of 2011, western digital revealed that it had shipped a mere 28. Embassy in thailand, does national nuclear security administration nnsa, the customs department of the kingdom of thailand, the port authority of thailand, and the thai office of atoms for peace oap hold a transition ceremony to celebrate the official transfer of the radiation detection system installed at laem chabang port.
Production has barely dropped compared with other manufacturers, yet the prices are still high. Thailands devastating floods are hitting pc hard drive. A lot of activity goes into an achievement like that, and the timeline was as follows. Flooding disaster in thailand hampering hard drive supply chain and shortages may plague pc, server and storage vendors in months to come. The total budget of the casflcn for the period 20092.
The impact of natural disasters on the global economy the. Heavy rain caused flash floods in several areas including ang mo kio avenue 1 and bishan street. The recovery timeline for these factories isnt known. The floods in thailand which have caused widespread. Thai floods float seagate to top of hard drive biz the register.
In 2011, people living in remote areas of nakhon sawan province were gravely affected by one of thailand s worst floods. The thai government says it will be impossible to protect all of the capital from. Dec 03, 2011 speaking days after the floods struck thailand, apple ceo tim cook said the following. Adapt ready assessing the risk from extreme weather events. Parts of thailand are now experiencing the worst floods in half a century, as water inundates villages, historic temples, farms, and factories. Thai flooding leaves apple with a shortage of 2tb drives neowin. Oct 23, 2011 thailand floods to lead to hard drive shortages for months.
United nations development program undp, the international organization for. Oct 29, 2011 fang said in a statement that the floods could potentially lead to an hdd supply shortage this quarter that may last into the first quarter of next year. Software reports hard disk drive or memory capacity in different forms using either decimal or binary prefixes. Thai floods to lead to monthslong hard drive shortages zdnet.
Effect of sea level rise or sea level change can be seen on the map. While most natural disasters are fairly local in their impact, the worst can change the planet. The globalization of industry and commerce, we are often told, is the surest path to universal peace and prosperity. In 1988, the centre for research on the epidemiology of disasters cred launched the emergency events database emdat. Risk models, cat risk, environment, reinsurance, row, software it. However, instead of trying to recover the files off of the hdd, i would try to recover them off of your sd card instead of a dying hdd. Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching southeast asia. Oct 23, 2011 yes, there are other threads i could bury this in, but theyre heading in different directions.
Flash floods in southern thailand washed out a bridge on the countrys main northsouth highway on tuesday, backing up traffic for 200 km 125 miles as the death toll from days of. Ahead of flood season, thailands communities demand greater. Thailand buying jas39 gripens, awacs defense industry daily. Thailand flooding hits dell, chip makers marketwatch. Thailand flooding hits optics industry business nov 2011. Oct 28 2011 thailand is the no 2 maker of hard disk drives hdd after china and makes about half of global output taking place there meaning damage caused by. Were in a timeline where dettol maker has to beg folks not to inject cleaning fluid into their veins. Twothirds of thailand is affected by the floods, and more than 280 people have lost their lives since july. These floods soon spread through the provinces of northern, northeastern, and central thailand along the mekong and chao phraya river basins. Thailand s worst flooding in decades is set to last another four to six weeks, the.
During the past decade, weather patterns in thailand have fluctuated from severe droughts to severe floods, leaving residential and agricultural areas reeling. May 30, 2012 longform features discussing tech culture, computing history, and exploring the latest trends in technology, computer hardware and software. Replacing the hdd will be expensive due to the thai floods no way around that if you need it, though. The dark red line was approved in early 2011 but eventually delayed a construction start due to a contract dispute. Below is the latest update on the rescue of 12 schoolboys and their coach from a cave in northern thailand all times local to thailand. Intel is thinking even bigger and likely leveraging their. The floods caused at least 903 deaths, including 424 in nova friburgo and 378 in teresopolis. In this article, senior principal scientist peter sousounis explains what made the thai floods so severe. Thai floods float seagate to top of hdd biz cheadle data. Thailand floods disrupt production and supply chains. A flooding disaster in thailand has hampered the hard drive supply chain and shortages may plague pc.
Oct 17, 2011 were in a timeline where dettol maker has to beg folks not to inject cleaning fluid into their veins. The flooding in thailand that hurt western digitals operations is also taking a toll on dell and some chip companies led by marvell technology. The new skytrain page 34 bangkok forum thailand visa. The water is mainly affecting the central provinces along the chao phraya river, thai officials say. The bts skytrain uses two variations of electric multiple unit rolling stock. Pdf natural disasters and disaster management in thailand. Thailands devastating floods are hitting pc hard drive supplies.
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