Amidst scorching heat, an elderly fisherwoman gathers a few remaining shell catch in Lam Takong Dam, where waters have dried up due to prolonged drought. Greenpeace links rising global temperatures and climate change to the onset of one of the worst droughts to have struck Thailand, Cambodia,Vietnam and Indonesia in recent memory. Severe water shortage and damage to agriculture has affected millions.
17 March 2005
Korat Thailand

Amidst scorching heat, an elderly fisherwoman gathers a few remaining shell catch in Lam Takong Dam, where waters have dried up due to prolonged drought. Greenpeace links rising global temperatures and climate change to the onset of one of the worst droughts to have struck Thailand, Cambodia,Vietnam and Indonesia in recent memory. Severe water shortage and damage to agriculture has affected millions.

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