"This":http://chubby.exteen.com/20050817/2548-infrastructure-vs-geography is a marvelously illustrated post on the recent flood in the north. Complete with Google Earth showing the flooded area.

The author is my favorite Chiangmai blogger for the moment. :) (Used to be "kitty.in.th":http://kitty.in.th/ but I think kitty has since moved to "Khonkaen.":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khon_Kaen_Province )