About 1,100ha of farmland in the northern mountainous provinces face imminent risks of drought, according to the Department of Water Resources under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The northern region is facing a high risk of serious electricity shortage this summer due to rising demands and low output of hydropower plants as a result of unfavourable weather conditions, according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN).
The Dao Lo Gang ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son boast unique cultural traits, with colourful traditional attire that brightens up the northern region being the highlight.
The first heatwave facing the north this year has arrived, affecting mostly the northwestern area, with the highest temperature on March 21 reaching 34-36 degrees Celsius, even higher in some other places.
A new cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region on February 24 night and then affect the central region, making temperatures plunge at night and early morning, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
A new cold spell will hit northern region on February 19 morning, then blanket the north central and several areas of the central-central region, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
The northern region of Vietnam will continue to experience humid weather until April, according to Nguyen Van Huong, head of the weather forecast division under the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
A strong cold spell hit northern provinces in the early morning of January 16, pushing the temperature in the region down by 10°C compared to the previous day, according to the National Hydrometeorological Forecasting Centre.
The northern region is expected to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival in cold weather, according to the National Hydrometeorological Forecasting Centre.
A widespread strong cold spell is expected to linger in the northern region starting December 17, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
A powerful cold spell is forecast to hit the northern and north-central regions from December 17, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
The northern region is forecast to be warmer during day time, reaching 22 degrees Celsius at the highest, between December 13 and 16, just ahead of a strong cold spell.
The northern region will see a sharp temperature decline starting November 29 night as a serious cold wave is approaching, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorology.
Although the Chuon Ngo mosaic craft village in Chuyen My commune in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen district has experienced ups and downs and the craft was even thought to have fallen into oblivion, it has now been preserved and developed thanks to devoted village artisans.
The north will experience another rainy, cold, and cloudy day on October 21 as a new cold spell arrived, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Autumn is a wonderful season in Sa Pa of Lao Cai northern province. Golden sunshine, moderate humidity and coolness take over the northern climes. Late August and early September is when the northwestern town enters the rice harvest season, earning the nickname of the ‘golden season’.
Storm Maon – the third to enter the East Sea this year, further weakened into a low pressure area in the northern mountainous region on early August 26.
Due to impacts of storm Ma-on, the third entering the East Sea so far this year, heavy rains at 100-200mm and even 250mm have poured onto the northern region from August 25, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Under the influence of Storm Ma-on, the third to enter the East Sea this year, the northern region and the north central province of Thanh Hoa will experience moderate to heavy rains and thunderstorms from the evening of August 25 to August 27.
The northern region and the central province of Thanh Hoa continue suffering heavy downpours on August 12 due to impact of a tropical depression, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.