Vietnam may face severe weather this year, with earlier hot and severe droughts in the north and prolonged and serious flooding in the central and southern region, one expert said.
Le Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, said that the country will see complicated weather and hydro-graphic developments this year.
“Among nine to ten storms may strike the East Sea this year, four to five storms may directly affect Vietnam’s mainland,” Hai estimated.
The fifteenth storm that hit Vietnam last year resulted in serious flooding in Hoi An Town
Even though the number of storms to hit Vietnam this year may be less than the previous year, the country may also face severe weather in the form of heavy rains in a short time along floods and landslides in some areas, especially in the mountainous areas in the northern, central and central highlands regions.
“Northwestern, northern central and southern regions may see early heat with the peak time in the northern region ranging from May to July, and in the central region ranging from May to August,” he noted.
From May to October, the country’s average temperature is expected to be moderately higher than past years and the northern region may suffer from hot weather during the period.
Northern regions may see early heat this year
Droughts have already affected the central provinces of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan as well as several localities in the central highlands and southern regions in the past three months. Due to modest rainfall, the water levels in the rivers of the central region are down between 10% and 85%.
“Droughts and sea water encroachment in the central and southern regions may be prolonged until the end of August, while droughts in the central highlands region may last through the end of May or early June,” he added.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
