dry season

Thailand studies a flow of a tributary of the Mekong
The Royal Thai Irrigation Bureau is studying the transfer of the Loei River mouth, a tributary of the Mekong River, to bring water to agricultural areas in the Northeast.
Saline intrusion deep in the dry season of 2013
According to the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, the dry season in 2013, the flow on the Mekong River is 30-45% less than the average of many years.
El Nino is back
Strategic forecasting organization Stratfor identifies the warmer Pacific surface temperatures, indicating the return of El Nino weather.