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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A child helps fill his family's water jugs a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Volunteers from Water on Wheels fill villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry. People are being forced to buy water or get water from NGOs to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought105.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A child watches volunteers fill his family's water jugs a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought103.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Women carry their empty water jugs to a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Women carry their empty water jugs to a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Boys drive their tractors through Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought091.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: An empty irrigation canal in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Villagers wait as their water jugs are filled by a Water on Wheels volunteer (left) at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought087.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Filling water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A volunteer from Water on Wheels fills villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A volunteer from Water on Wheels fills villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: People set out their water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought076.jpg
  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A man fills his water bottles at a public well west of Siem Reap. He said the well near his home had run dry so he made daily trips to the public well to get water for his home. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A man sprays water on his son after filling their water bottles at a public well west of Siem Reap. He said the well near his home had run dry so he was making 4 - 5 trips per day to the public well to get water for his home. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought069.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Volunteers from Water on Wheels fill villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry. People are being forced to buy water or get water from NGOs to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought106.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A volunteer from Water on Wheels fills villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought104.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A child carries an empty water jug to a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought102.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Villagers watch as their water jugs are filled at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought101.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Filling water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Filling water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  A woman waits for water at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought098.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  A woman carries her water home from a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought097.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Women carry their empty water jugs to a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought094.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Villagers wait as their water jugs are filled at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought093.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A girl carries her water home from a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought092.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: An empty irrigation canal in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought090.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A man carries water to his home after his jugs were filled at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought088.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Villagers wait as their water jugs are filled at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought086.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A woman carries water to her home after her water jugs were filled at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A woman picks up her just filled water jug at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Villagers wait as their water jugs are filled at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A volunteer from Water on Wheels fills villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CambodiaDrought081.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A volunteer from Water on Wheels fills villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: People set out their water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A man fills his water bottles at a public well west of Siem Reap. He said the well near his home had run dry so he made daily trips to the public well to get water for his home. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A man fills his water bottles at a public well west of Siem Reap. He said the well near his home had run dry so he made daily trips to the public well to get water for his home. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: What's left of an irrigation canal and water source west of Siem Reap. Local people said that at this time of year, the canal should be about 1/3 to 1/2 full. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: NGOR, 33 years old, sits over his well while he refills the 3,000 litre water tank on his tractor. He sells water from his well in the villages around his home east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: SREYOUN, 13 years old, stayed home from school to help fill her family's water jars. She handles her family's water needs and buys water from water sellers around her community. Her family is spending an extra $40 to $50 US per month on water, a large sum for a Cambodian family. The family raises pigs and chickens. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: SREYOUN, 13 years old, stayed home from school to help fill her family's water jars. She handles her family's water needs and buys water from water sellers around her community. Her family is spending an extra $40 to $50 US per month on water, a large sum for a Cambodian family. The family raises pigs and chickens. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND: A farmer in Si Liam. He said he has lived in the community for more than 50 years and can't remember it ever being so dry. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND: A farmer in Si Liam. He said he has lived in the community for more than 50 years and can't remember it ever being so dry. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND: A farmer in Si Liam. He said he has lived in the community for more than 50 years and can't remember it ever being so dry. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: A Thai government worker takes air quality readings in the evacution center in Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province. Hundreds of people who live near the landfill were evacuated out of the area because of a fire buring in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: A Thai government worker takes air quality readings in the evacution center in Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province. Hundreds of people who live near the landfill were evacuated out of the area because of a fire buring in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: A person evacuated from a fire buring in a landfill in Samut Prakan sleeps in the evacution center in Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province. Hundreds of people who live near the landfill were evacuated out of the area because of a fire buring in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: A Thai government worker (right) interviews residents of a landfill in the evacution center in Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province. Hundreds of people who live near the landfill were evacuated out of the area because of a fire buring in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: People in Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province, wearing breathing filters because of the heavy smoke over the city from a fire in a nearby landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: People in Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province, wearing breathing filters because of the heavy smoke over the city from a fire in a nearby landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Firefighters try to put out a fire burning in a landfill in Samut Prakan province about 40 miles from Bangkok. The landfill is built on a bog and firefighters and volunteers battling the fire were falling through the matted vegetation into the swamp beneath. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Firefighters try to put out a fire burning in a landfill in Samut Prakan province about 40 miles from Bangkok. The landfill is built on a bog and firefighters and volunteers battling the fire were falling through the matted vegetation into the swamp beneath. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Firefighters try to put out a fire burning in a landfill in Samut Prakan province about 40 miles from Bangkok. The landfill is built on a bog and firefighters and volunteers battling the fire were falling through the matted vegetation into the swamp beneath. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Smoke billows up from a fire burning in the landfill in Samut Prakan. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Residents of a landfill wear breathing filters because of the smoke from a fire burning in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Residents of a landfill try to put out a fire burning in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Residents of a landfill try to put out a fire burning in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Residents of a landfill try to put out a fire burning in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A resident of a landfill wears a breathing mask because of the smoke coming off of a fire buring in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:    Residents of a landfill try to put out a fire burning in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:    People walk through smoke out a landfill in Samut Prakan province. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A girl fills a bucket of water on her bike at a public well west of Siem Reap. She said the well near her home had no more water and now she spent her days riding her bike from her home to the well, filling the bucket, riding home and then repeating the process. Some days she had to stay home from school to get water for her family. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: What's left of an irrigation canal and water source west of Siem Reap. Local people said that at this time of year, the canal should be about 1/3 to 1/2 full. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: NGOR, 33 years old, checks the lever of the water in the 3,000 litre water tank on his tractor. He sells water from his well in the villages around his home east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: NGOR, 33 years old, checks the lever of the water in the 3,000 litre water tank on his tractor. He sells water from his well in the villages around his home east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A woman who helps her husband sell water unrolls a hose so her husband can refill his 3,000 litre water tank, east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  NGOR, 33 years old, drives his tractor with a 3,000 litre water tank on it while he sells water from his well in the villages around his home east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  NGOR, 33 years old, drives his tractor with a 3,000 litre water tank on it while he sells water from his well in the villages around his home east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  NGOR, 33 years old, drives his tractor with a 3,000 litre water tank on it while he sells water from his well in the villages around his home east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: NGOR, 33 years old, rolls up his hose after he sold water from his well to a family near his home east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: SREYOUN, 13 years old, stayed home from school to help fill her family's water jars. She handles her family's water needs and buys water from water sellers around her community. Her family is spending an extra $40 to $50 US per month on water, a large sum for a Cambodian family. The family raises pigs and chickens. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JULY 2015 - NONG BUA, LOPBURI, THAILAND:  The main irrigation canal flowing out Pa Sak Dam is dry. Normally it's completely full at this time of year. Central Thailand is contending with drought. By one estimate, about 80 percent of Thailand's agricultural land is in drought like conditions and farmers have been told to stop planting new acreage of rice, the area's principal cash crop. Water in reservoirs are below 10 percent of their capacity, a record low. Water in some reservoirs is so low, water no longer flows through the slipways and instead has to be pumped out of the reservoir into irrigation canals. Farmers who have planted their rice crops are pumping water out of the irrigation canals in effort to save their crops. Homes have collapsed in some communities on the Chao Phraya River, the main water source for central Thailand, because water levels are so low the now exposed embankment is collapsing. This is normally the start of the rainy season, but so far there hasn't been any significant rain.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: People in Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province, wearing breathing filters because of the heavy smoke over the city from a fire in a nearby landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A resident of a landfill wears a breathing mask because of the smoke coming off of a fire buring in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Residents of a landfill wear breathing filters because of the smoke from a fire burning in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Residents of a landfill try to put out a fire burning in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A resident of a landfill wears a breathing mask because of the smoke coming off of a fire buring in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2014 - PHRAEKSA, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:    Residents of a landfill try to put out a fire burning in the landfill. A fire apparently spontaneously started in the landfill in Samut Prakan over the weekend and threatens the homes of workers who live near the landfill. The fire Officials said the fire started when garbage in the landfill burst into flames and the flames were spread by hot, dry winds. Hundreds of people have been evacuated because of the fire and acrid smoke from the fire has spread as far as Bangkok. It hasn't rained in central Thailand in more than three months, impacting agriculture and domestic water use. Many farms are running short of irrigration water and salt water from the Gulf of Siam has come up the Chao Phraya River and infiltrated the water plants in Pathum Thani province that serve Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A man throws aside rocks while he was panning for gold in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A man throws aside rocks while he was panning for gold in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought045.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A man throws aside rocks while he was panning for gold in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought044.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A man throws aside rocks while he was panning for gold in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought043.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A man carries his pan of rocks whole he looks for gold in the Mae Want. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought042.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A man throws aside rocks while he was panning for gold in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought041.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND: A man carries his pan of rocks whole he looks for gold in the Mae Want. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought040.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND:  A man panning for gold shovels rocks and gravel into his pan in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought039.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND:  A man panning for gold shovels rocks and gravel into his pan in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought037.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND:  A man pans for gold in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought038.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND:  A man panning for gold shovels rocks and gravel into his pan in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought036.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND:  A man panning for gold shovels rocks and gravel into his pan in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought035.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND:  A man panning for gold shovels rocks and gravel into his pan in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought034.jpg
  • 01 APRIL 2016 - WANG NUEA, LAMPANG, THAILAND:  A man gets ready to pan for gold in the Mae Wang. Villagers in the Wang Nuea district of Lampang province found gold in the Mae Wang (Wang River) in 2011 after excavation crews dug out sand for a construction project. A subsequent Thai government survey of the river showed "a fair amount of gold ore," but not enough gold to justify commercial mining. Now every year when the river level drops farmers from the district come to the river to pan for gold. Some have been able to add to their family income by 2,000 to 3,000 Baht (about $65 to $100 US) every month. The gold miners work the river bed starting in mid-February and finish up by mid-May depending on the weather. They stop panning when the river level rises from the rains. This year the Thai government is predicting a serious drought which may allow miners to work longer into the summer. The 2016 drought has lowered the water level so much that the river is dry in most places and people can only pan for gold in a very short stretch of the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LampangDrought033.jpg
  • 21 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG PHAI, NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND: A dry spillway at Lam Takhong Dam in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The dam is only 30 percent of its capacity and farmers downstream have been told they can't draw irrigation water from the dam.  The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BuriRamDrought045.jpg
  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: A man fills recycled soft drink bottles with water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it.  In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought058.jpg
  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: A man fills recycled soft drink bottles with water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it.  In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought057.jpg
  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    A woman reaches for a recycled soft drink bottle she filled with water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it.  In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought047.jpg
  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    A woman reaches for a recycled soft drink bottle she filled with water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it.  In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought046.jpg
  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: Men bathe at the cistern people use for bathing at the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it.  In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought058.jpg
  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: People carry water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand back to their pickup truck. They filled hundreds of recycled soft drink bottles with water from the well. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought045.jpg
  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: People carry water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand back to their pickup truck. They filled hundreds of recycled soft drink bottles with water from the well. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought044.jpg
  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SurinDrought043.jpg
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