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Northern weather very cold for Christmas day

In Uncategorized on December 21, 2010 at 9:37 am

A new cold front is set to slam into northern Vietnam on December 24 causing the weather to turn extremely cold, together with rain and drizzle.

People streamed into Ho Chi Minh City’s at night to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere. The city’s weather will be warm until Christmas, but turn cold during the following days (Photo: SGGP)

The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center said that after affecting the north, the system will move south into central and southern provinces.


It is forecast to rather warm until Christmas night in the southern region. However, after December 25, the cold front will make things much colder.


In Ho Chi Minh City, the temperature might drop to 18-20 degrees Celsius at night.   


Meanwhile, the cold front, covering the country in the last week has receded. As a result, temperatures will gradually increase in the central and northern regions in the next two to three days.


Cold weather will only occur during the early morning and at night, rain and frost will affect road visibility for drivers.

Source: SGGP

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Cold front lashes central region

In Uncategorized on December 17, 2010 at 8:26 am

Affected by the northerly cold front, central provinces in the central region suffered heavy rains and fierce winds up to 89-102 kilometers an hour on Thursday. Several boats were reported drifting at sea.

Hanoi weather is very cold on December 16 (Photo: Tuoi Tre)

At 9am, the same day, rescue forces in Da Nang City, received emergency calls from two fishing boats, which had over 20 men on board.


The boats from Quang Ngai Province went adrift to the dangerous waters off the city’s Son Tra District because of big waves and violent winds.


The Da Nang Maritime Rescue Cooperation Center Zone II immediately dispatched a rescue boat to guide the boats to safety.


In Quang Nam Province, the seas in Cu Lao Cham Island were strongly rough with gusts up to level 11 (103-117 kilometers an hour). Three boats drifted dangerously in the waters. However, local fishermen soon towed them to safety.


In Da Nang City, several people travelling on the Song Han, Tuyen Son and Nguyen Van Troi bridges had been affected by the strong winds.


In the meantime, torrential rains and tornado uprooted trees causing one to fall on a parked car in Phung Hung Street, Hue City.


The heavy rains have also damaged hundreds of hectares of flowers along the Huong and Bo rivers. These were to be on sale for the coming Tet holiday. 


Over the last few days, the northern region has suffered extreme cold, with Lang Son Province being one of worst hit places.


At 4am on Thursday, the top of Mau Son Mountain, which is in the Loc Binh District, began seeing ice and snow, as the temperature dropped to -0.8 degree Celsius.


Northeasterly winds peaked to level seven (50-61 kilometers an hour) in the mountain.


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Source: SGGP

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Southern region to turn cold

In Uncategorized on December 16, 2010 at 10:10 am

The Southern Regional Hydro Meteorological Center has said, the cold front from the north has spread into southern Vietnam and it is forecast that the weather will turn cold on December 17 and 18.

Ho Chi Minh City weather in the next few days will be cold due to a coming cold front from the north (Photo: Thanh Nien)

The mercury will drop to 18-20 Celsius degrees in Ho Chi Minh City and adjacent provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc.


Meanwhile, the cold front has caused medium to heavy rains and it is very cold in the northern region, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.


On Thursday morning, the northeasterly winds peaked categories 8-9, 62-88 kilometers an hour, in the Gulf of Tonkin. The seas were very rough.


Affected by the cold front, several places in central areas have also experienced medium to torrential rains. Northern mountainous provinces have suffered extreme cold and frost.


It will continue to affect coastal areas from Da Nang City to Binh Thuan Province, and then cover some portions in the Central Highlands and the southern regions.

Source: SGGP

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Country to see prolonged cold spell

In Uncategorized on November 27, 2010 at 6:20 am

A cold front has blanketed northern Vietnam, causing harshly cold on vast area, said the National Hydro Metrological Forecasting Center on Friday.

Vietnam weather will be cold until the beginning of December

In Hanoi, temperatures have fallen to 16-19 degree Celsius while they are 11-13 degrees in the northwestern region.


Additionally, another cold front is set to cover the north today and forecast to spread to the south. As a result, Vietnam will experience coldness until the beginning of December.


Affected by the cold fronts and the easterly wind zone, central provinces might see rains on several areas beginning Saturday.


In the meantime, northwesterly winds have moved further to south-central provinces and affected the southeastern region.


In Ho Chi Minh City, temperatures hover around 22-28 degrees with fog appearing on early morning.

Source: SGGP

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Northern Vietnam dotted with cold front-triggered rain

In Uncategorized on November 22, 2010 at 10:15 am

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Cold spell spreads over the country

In Uncategorized on October 29, 2010 at 9:09 am

The cold weather coming from the North has entered deep into the North central region, the central area, the South Central Region and the Central Highlands, said the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.

Many children in Minh Hoa District’s Tan Hoa Commune in Quang Binh Province have been effected from the severe cold weather.

The highest temperature is measured at 29-30oC in the morning and 18-19oC in the evening.

The average temperature in the northern mountainous areas is 15-16oC in the evening. Some districts in Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Cao Bang provinces are hit by severe cold spells measured at 10-12oC. A number of cows and buffalo have died from the cold in the area.


Widespread frozen weather will also appear in the Southern central coast and southern region in October 29.

The cold weather has affected health thousands of people, especially many children, in Quang Binh, the worst-hit central province. They have been in need of more than 600,000 winter clothes and blankets.

The Swiss Red Cross in coordination with the Red Cross in Vietnam’s Phu Yen province provided VND3.2 billion(US$160,000) to flood victims in EaBia and EaTrol villages in Song Hinh district from October 26-28.

Vietnam Women’s Union of Ho Chi Minh City donated over VND650 million collected from its members in districts throughout the city to people in Quang Binh and Nghe Tinh provinces.

Vietnam Education Publishing House based in HCM City gave VND64 million, ten thousands of textbooks and notebooks, 155 boxes of instant noodles and over 2,500 clothes to people, teachers and students in Nghe An Province on October 28.

Dumex – Danone Vietnam Company Limited provided two tons of milk, more than 100,000 mineral water bottles and money to child flood victims in Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces.
The North-South Railway was re-opened on October 28 that has been closed during the past 10 days by the floods.


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Source: SGGP

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Cold front blankets northern Vietnam

In Uncategorized on October 26, 2010 at 5:34 am


A cold front covered northern Vietnam bringing about showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday morning, the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center has said it would turn cold on early morning and at night.

Northern provinces will turn cold as a cold front covers the region on October 26 (Photo: Dantri)

Within the day, the cold front would move further to the central region and bring medium to heavy rains to provinces from Thua Thien-Hue to Khanh Hoa in two to four consecutive days.


The center cautioned the provinces to keep watch of flash floods and landslides in mountainous regions.


Off the central coastal, northeasterly winds are set to peak level 7, 50-61 kilometers an hour, the sea would be rough, the center said.

Source: SGGP

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Cold spells to cast over Vietnam

In Uncategorized on October 16, 2010 at 2:25 pm

Three or four extreme and damaging cold spells will hit Vietnam this year, causing temperatures to fall to under 14 degrees Celsius, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.

This undated file photo shows motorcyclists during a cold spell last year in northern Vietnam

A cold front is expected to travel to the northern and northern central regions this weekend, causing temperatures to drop by four or five degrees and heavy rain throughout the regions.
 
There will be strong winds at 40 kilometers an hour with gusts topping 61 kilometers per hour in the Token Gulf and central coast areas.
 
The cold front will affect the central region on October 16, bringing heavy rain in some areas.
 
There will be downpours and thunderstorms in coastal areas from the central province of Da Nang to the southern province of Ca Mau and from Ca Mau to the southern province of Kien Giang.
 
Meanwhile, a new typhoon is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean and speeds towards the Luzon Island in the Philippines.
 
Megi, which means catfish in Korean, is expected to hit the East Sea next week.

Source: SGGP

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Cold front about to move in northern Vietnam

In Uncategorized on October 14, 2010 at 6:33 pm

A cold front from the north has moved towards northern Vietnam and is forecast to cover the area this night, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.


Affected by the cold front, northern provinces will have showers and sparse thunderstorms together with impending tornadoes while the central region will see medium to heavy rains tomorrow morning.


In southern region, the weather has turned cloudy and rainy due to an inter-tropical convergence zone which was heading towards the north yesterday.


Meanwhile, a low pressure system has intensified on the East Sea. It was on the northern part of Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, specifically at 10-12 degrees north latitude, 110-112 east longitude on this morning.


Affected by the system and southwesterly winds, the middle and southern parts of the East Sea, the waters off Binh Dinh to Ca Mau and Ca Mau to Kien Giang provinces and Thailand Gulf will experience gusts and thunderstorms.

Quang Binh Province Red Cross officials give relief goods to a resident in the central region (Photo: SGGP)

In related news, as of yesterday afternoon Ho Chi Minh City Fatherland Front Committee received about VND3.5 billion (US$179,000) and over 12,000 kilograms of rice, instant noodle, bottled water and clothes from organizations and individuals in the city for flood-hit provinces of Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien-Hue and Nghe An.


The same day, chairman of Hanoi Fatherland Front Committee Dao Van Binh led a mission visited and gave Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces VND3.5 billion, which partly should have been spent on firework performance to welcome the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi on October 10.


Over the last few days, people nationalwide have assisted flood-battled residents with VND3.75 billion.


On three days beginning Wednesday, a relief delegation from the Construction Corporation No.1 would visited and offered 2,000 presents, worth VND500,000 each, to residents in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Nghe An provinces.


Quang Binh alone so far has received nearly VND20 billion (US$1 million) in relief. The province has suffered a total damage estimated at VND1,800 billion in the fatal floods since early October.

Source: SGGP

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Deadly cold snap hits Argentina, Uruguay, Chile

In Uncategorized on July 21, 2010 at 3:21 pm

An intense cold front is rearing its head across South America, killing dozens, closing down highways, and killing cattle across the Andes.


At least 26 people have died in Argentina, from a combination of exposure to harsh climates, poisoning from carbon monoxide inhalation, and other factors, according to the Associated Press.


The front, which set in Saturday, has remained over much of the countries in the Southern Hemisphere, which are in the height of winter now.


As authorities respond to shelter for thousands in need, the cold snap could wreak havoc on farmers for months to come. Argentina is just coming out of one of its worst droughts in five decades, which saw cows dying and grassland shriveled last year. In neighboring Paraguay, authorities say approximately 1,000 cattle have frozen to death.


Ten people have died in Paraguay, while in Uruguay, some two deaths have been reported due to low temperatures as of Tuesday. The Andina news agency reports that pregnant alpacas in Peru have been losing their babies.


As one reader noted on the CNN website: “I think many people are failing to realize that in some parts of these countries there is no infrastructure to handle these temperatures. While it may seem like a mild winter to some of us in the US, these places do not have similar well-heated homes. Some of them live in basic shacks.”


In Bolivia, school was cancelled through at least Wednesday, as the nation faced 18 deaths due to low temperatures. In the eastern city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, an opposition stronghold in this normally tropical region, the temperature, at 37 F, was the lowest reported in nearly three decades. Elsewhere in the country it dropped below freezing.


In Chile, the Associated Press reports that the capital, Santiago, has turned a sports stadium into a shelter after one reported death linked to exposure.


And further south, in the Aysen region (Summer Photo Essay), heavy snow has cut off access to many small towns that dot this sparsely-populated province. Weather forecasters say that this cold front could persist through tonight, and into tomorrow.

Source: SGGP

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