After three years of the La Nina weather pattern which is the other phase of ENSO, the El Nino phenomenon is likely to return in Vietnam in late May or early June, with a probability of up to 80%, and this phenomenon may last into early 2024, according to Nguyen Van Huong, head of the Weather Forecasting Department, National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
While the northern and central regions are experiencing scorching heat, the forecasting centre said the heat may become more extreme in the time ahead.
Due to impact of the southwestern winds, which cause the Foehn effect, in combination with some other factors, the northern and central regions have recorded intense heat waves with temperatures exceeding the record level in August of previous years.
Vietnam is forecast to suffer the highest temperatures ever recorded in 2020, according to the latest report by the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration.
Although locals in the central city of Da Nang are now having water supply in a rotary fashion, they still face the risk of a relapse of water shortage as the salinity in input water for Cau Do waterwork – one of the major water plants of the city – has increased sharply.
Urban heat islands in Ho Chi Minh City and other large cities in Vietnam are causing heat waves with some of the highest recorded temperatures ever in the country, affecting public health.
Fifteen forest fires were recorded from June 26-30, ravaging over 100 ha of forest, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
All public schools in Cambodia have been ordered to cut one hour off their regular school daytime due to soaring temperatures in the ongoing dry season.
A project to minimise the impact of heat waves on vulnerable groups in Hanoi by the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) was launched at a conference in the capital city in November 28.
Sweltering temperatures flirting with 40 degrees Celsius are blistering northern and central regions, and the region is forecast to sizzle until this weekend.
One or two storms or low pressure are forecast to appear in the East Sea and are likely to affect Vietnam’s mainland in June, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.
The Prime Minister has decided to allocate 85.1 billion VND (3.8 million USD), sourced from the central State budget reserve in 2015, to six drought-hit localities.
All regions in Vietnam are likely to
experience higher temperatures and less rain falls between June and
August this year compared to the yearly average level, according to the
National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
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