(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Unfavorable weather, especially protracted drought in certain parts of the country, has dampened growth in the agricultural sector, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Typhoon Kujira, the first storm of the year brought heavy rains and caused flash floods, costing human lives and property damage in northern provinces, including Son La and Lai Chau.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The central province of Nghe An’s People’s Committee has for the first time announced a state of emergency across the province due to prolonged severe drought occurring in the locality during the summer-autumn crop 2015.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - A severe drought, believed to have begun last year, was likely to continue till the middle of September throughout central Viet Nam, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) reported.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Authorities in the capital sent out 2,000 workers and volunteers yesterday to deal with the aftermath of a powerful storm that ravaged the city on Saturday afternoon, killing two people and injuring at least five.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The central province of Ninh Thuan’s People’s Committee on June 9 announced prolonged drought occurring in the locality since the outset of this year, which has created drastic losses in local agriculture and livelihoods.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Measures against land erosion in Mekong Delta region discussed, Ninh Thuan spends 40 bln VND on coping with drought, Coastal provinces respond to national sea and island week, Experience on climate change adaptation via broadcasting shared

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The ongoing drought has seriously affected farms and households in the Mekong Delta, causing water shortages for thousands of families in the provinces of Kien Giang, Ca Mau, Ben Tre and Tien Giang.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Soil erosion caused mainly by lower levels of water in rivers and canals in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has damaged houses, fruit orchards and construction works.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The Mekong Delta provinces are shifting crops and cultivation habits in accordance with respective natural conditions as one of the measures making them adapt to climate change, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region.

(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Severe drought in the central and the Central Highlands region has threatened not only cultivation but also hydropower plants as they must have enough water to generate electricity and irrigate crops in downstream areas.