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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that he doesn't understand what global warming is. He said he tried to grow potatoes because they use less water but he couldn't sell them in the local markets. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that doesn't understand what global warming is. According to people who live here, the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that doesn't understand what global warming is. According to people who live here, the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that he doesn't understand what global warming is. He said he tried to grow potatoes because they use less water but he couldn't sell them in the local markets. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that he doesn't understand what global warming is. He said he tried to grow potatoes because they use less water but he couldn't sell them in the local markets. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that he doesn't understand what global warming is. He said he tried to grow potatoes because they use less water but he couldn't sell them in the local markets. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  An assistant village headman from Khuntan, Lamphun province, throws water on a grassfire burning on a roadside in the community. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A man rides his motorcycle past a grassfire buring out weeds in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand.  The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2013 - BANTHI, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:    A burnt out field in Banthi, Lamphun province, Thailand. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    A woman wears a breathing mask while she drives her motorcycle through Chiang Mai, Thailand. Many people in Chiang Mai and nothern Thailand wearing masks because of the air pollution caused by smoke from fires in the area. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Buddhist novice wearing a mask to block out smoke and pollutants works with his fellow novices at Wat Jetlin in Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Buddhist novice wearing a mask to block out smoke and pollutants works with his fellow novices at Wat Jetlin in Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning012.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Thai fire commander coordinates efforts to control an illegal burn that got out of control on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning011.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: The view from the scenic overlook at Wat Phra That Doi Kham (Temple of the Golden Mountain) in Chiang Mai is obscured by smoke from illegal burning going on around the city. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People leave the "beach" on the Thai side of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, on the Thai-Lao border, Apr. 5. Normally the river flows from just below the motorcycle in the bottom left of the photo but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. No one has determined the exact reason the river is so low. Some blame global warming, others the construction of dams in China.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A man rides his motorcycle past a grassfire buring out weeds in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand.  The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning047.jpg
  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  An assistant village headman from Khuntan, Lamphun province, throws water on a grassfire burning on a roadside in the community. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning045.jpg
  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A woman rides her motorcycle past a grassfire buring out weeds in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand.  The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning044.jpg
  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A woman rides her motorcycle past a grassfire buring out weeds in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand.  The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning043.jpg
  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A grassfire set by people who wanted to burn out weeds and dead grass from a road side burns in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning039.jpg
  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A grassfire set by people who wanted to burn out weeds and dead grass from a road side burns in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning036.jpg
  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A grassfire set by people who wanted to burn out weeds and dead grass from a road side burns in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning037.jpg
  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A grassfire set by people who wanted to burn out weeds and dead grass from a road side burns in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning038.jpg
  • 09 APRIL 2013 - BANTHI, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:    A sign put up by the Thai government urges people not to burn the grass in their fields this year. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning034.jpg
  • 09 APRIL, 2013 - DO SAKET, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A Shan hilltribe man walks along the highway in Doi Saket to a nearby hospital. He said he was going to the hospital because he couldn't breathe because of the smoke in the air. He said that was also why he was wearing the breathing mask. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning032.jpg
  • 09 APRIL, 2013 - DO SAKET, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A man wearing a breathing filter waits to see a doctor in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. He said he was wearing the mask and waiting to see the doctor because he was having a hard time breathing because of the smoke in the air.  The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning031.jpg
  • 09 APRIL, 2013 - DO SAKET, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A man wearing a breathing filter waits to see a doctor in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. He said he was wearing the mask and waiting to see the doctor because he was having a hard time breathing because of the smoke in the air.  The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning030.jpg
  • 08 CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:    A woman wears a breathing mask while she drives her motorcycle through Chiang Mai, Thailand. Many people in Chiang Mai and nothern Thailand wearing masks because of the air pollution caused by smoke from fires in the area. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning028.jpg
  • 07 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Buddhist novice wearing a mask to block out smoke and pollutants works with his fellow novices at Wat Jetlin in Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning027.jpg
  • 07 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Buddhist novice wearing a mask to block out smoke and pollutants works with his fellow novices at Wat Jetlin in Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning024.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Flames candle and crown in a tree at the site of an illegal burn on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning023.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Hikers cover their faces because of the smoke as they walk past an illegal burn on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning022.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Hikers cover their faces because of the smoke as they walk past an illegal burn on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning021.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChiangMaiBurning020.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Thai fire commander coordinates efforts to control an illegal burn that got out of control on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A Thai fire commander coordinates efforts to control an illegal burn that got out of control on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: The view from the scenic overlook at Wat Phra That Doi Kham (Temple of the Golden Mountain) in Chiang Mai is obscured by smoke from illegal burning going on around the city. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: The view from the scenic overlook at Wat Phra That Doi Kham (Temple of the Golden Mountain) in Chiang Mai is obscured by smoke from illegal burning going on around the city. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Men wear face masks to cut the amount of smoke and pollutants they breathe in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Stevedores from Laos carry charcoal made in Laos into the market in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Researchers have not been able to identify the reasons the river levels have dropped. Some blame global warming, others blame dam construction in China and tributaries of the Mekong in Thailand and Laos. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People leave the "beach" on the Thai side of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, on the Thai-Lao border, Apr. 5. Normally the river flows from just below the motorcycle in the bottom left of the photo but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. No one has determined the exact reason the river is so low. Some blame global warming, others the construction of dams in China.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People leave the "beach" on the Thai side of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, on the Thai-Lao border, Apr. 5. Normally the river flows from just below the motorcycle in the bottom left of the photo but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. No one has determined the exact reason the river is so low. Some blame global warming, others the construction of dams in China.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People leave the "beach" on the Thai side of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, on the Thai-Lao border, Apr. 5. Normally the river flows from just below the motorcycle in the bottom left of the photo but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. No one has determined the exact reason the river is so low. Some blame global warming, others the construction of dams in China.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A grassfire set by people who wanted to burn out weeds and dead grass from a road side burns in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2013 - KHUNTAN, LAMPHUN, THAILAND:  A grassfire set by people who wanted to burn out weeds and dead grass from a road side burns in Khuntan, Lamphun province, Thailand. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL, 2013 - DO SAKET, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A Shan hilltribe man walks along the highway in Doi Saket to a nearby hospital. He said he was going to the hospital because he couldn't breathe because of the smoke in the air. He said that was also why he was wearing the breathing mask. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Thai firefighters work to control an illegal burn that got out of control on a hillside on the edge of Chiang Mai. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: The view from the scenic overlook at Wat Phra That Doi Kham (Temple of the Golden Mountain) in Chiang Mai is obscured by smoke from illegal burning going on around the city. The "burning season," which roughly goes from late February to late April, is when farmers in northern Thailand burn the dead grass and last year's stubble out of their fields. The burning creates clouds of smoke that causes breathing problems, reduces visibility and contributes to global warming. The Thai government has banned the burning and is making an effort to control it, but the farmers think it replenishes their soil (they use the ash as fertilizer) and it's cheaper than ploughing the weeds under.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 25 high school students from the Des Moines area gathered in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Friday evening for the Global Day of Climate Action. They called on policy makers and elected officials to implement climate friendly policies. They also called for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND:  Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rest in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand cuts sugar cane during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  A worker stands on top of sugar cane stacked in a truck during the harvest in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rests on the edge of a sugar cane field during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane039.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane030.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane029.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane020.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm workers from eastern Thailand cut and stack sugar cane during the harvest in Kanachanaburi province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane019.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers eat their breakfasts on the edge of the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane004.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers eat their breakfasts on the edge of the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane003.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - NONG LAN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Migrant sugar cane workers eat their breakfasts on the edge of the fields they were hired to harvest. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane001.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand buy snacks from a roving vendor during their lunch break in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane066.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND:  Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rest in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane064.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND:  Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand rest in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane063.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane062.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane061.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Chaff from sugar plants burns in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane060.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: Chaff from sugar plants burns in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016SugarCane059.jpg
  • 02 FEBRUARY 2016 - THUNG KHOK, SUBPAN BURI, THAILAND: A migrant farm worker from eastern Thailand burns out the chaff from sugar plants in a sugar cane field during the harvest in Suphan Buri province, in western Thailand. Thai sugar cane yields are expected to drop by about two percent for the 2015/2016 harvest because of below normal rainfall. The size of the crop is expected to increase slightly though because farmers planted more sugar cane acreage this year. Thailand is the second leading exporter of sugar in the world. Thai sugar growers are hoping a good crop would make up for shortages in global markets caused by lower harvests in Brazil and Australia, where sugar yields have been stunted by drought. Because of the drought in Thailand, sugar exports are expected to drop by up to 20 percent, contributing to a global sugar shortage. The drought is is also hurting the quality of Thai sugar, because sugarcane grown in drought is less sweet than normal so mills need to process more cane to make the same amount of sugar. Thai sugar farmers have lost 20 percent to 30 percent of their output this year because of the drought.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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