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  Heat waves, water shortage continue in Viet Nam in the next three months

  (11:52:39 AM 03/06/2015)

  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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  Scorching heat to return in south after unexpected rain

  (14:47:03 PM 15/04/2015)

  Temperatures in HCMC and some other southern provinces have dropped significantly following unseasonable rains in recent days, but heat waves are forecast to return this weekend due to a hot spell from the west.

  Tags: Scorching heat, return, south , unexpected, rain
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  Severe weather conditions expected in Viet Nam in 2015

  (17:07:24 PM 24/04/2015)

  Vietnam is forecast to experience severe weather conditions in 2015, especially heat waves and droughts, according to the National Hydro-Meteorology Service (HMS).

  Tags: Severe, weather , conditions , expected , Viet Nam , 2015
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  Southern region faces new heat spell

  (09:54:35 AM 27/03/2014)

  The weather in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces in the coming days will continue to be scorching, with temperatures up to over 39 degrees Celsius. This is the 2nd heat wave in the dry season this year.

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  Heat, up to 40°C, to ease in days in southern Vietnam

  (13:28:52 PM 31/03/2014)

  The heat wave throughout Vietnam, reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius in the north, will continue before cooling in the latter half of the week, the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Center has said.

  Tags: Heat, up to 40°C, to ease in days in, southern Vietnam
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  Nine people missing in shipwreck in HCM City

  (14:20:20 PM 05/08/2013)

  Hit by big waves, a ship carrying 30 people, including an American couple, was sunk in the Soai Rap River, in Can Gio District, with nine people missing.

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  Shielding from the sun, Vietnamese style

  (15:02:12 PM 14/07/2015)

  To cope with the scorching heat in Hanoi, people usually use sun protection clothing, masks, sunglasses and umbrellas but some make their own tools from cardboard and twigs.

  Tags: Shielding , from, the sun, Vietnamese, style
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  Sa Huynh salt village

  (15:58:48 PM 02/05/2014)

  In the summer heat, salt makers in Pho Thanh Commune in the central province of Quang Ngai work very hard in the field to produce the famous salt branded Sa Huynh.

  Tags: Sa Huynh, salt, saltvillage
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  Climate changes in Da Lat – the result of deforestation

  (08:40:23 AM 24/05/2013)

  The crops have been misled, the climate has changed with out-of-season fits of cold and heat. People now pay a heavy price for their activities of destroying pine trees. Da Lat, the romantic city which was compared as a little Paris, has gradually lost its special character.

  Tags: vietnam, da lat city, pine trees, frog, little Paris, climate change,
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  Baking sun, drought chap soil and people

  (11:02:34 AM 29/05/2013)

  The scorching sun and prolonged heat have depleted the water resource, leaving thousands of hectares of land in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan province uncultivated.

  Tags: Vietnam, drought, crop failure, water resources, pollution, farming,
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  Students vie to enter university

  (14:03:56 PM 02/07/2013)

  Le Thu Ha wipes her brow and struggles through the swarm of students towards the makeshift tables set up outside the Temple of Literature's main hall. Along with everyone else in the crowd, she is braving the sweltering heat to get her hands on one of the red scrolls that lie, neatly tied, on the tables and contain calligraphy bearing messages of good fortune.

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  Regions prepare for season of harsh weather conditions

  (17:04:49 PM 12/07/2014)

  The central region's farms and households are facing a severe water shortage because of prolonged heat spells and a lack of rain.

  Tags: Quang Tri, weather conditions, irrigation reservoirs, farmers,
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  A third of Vietnam's ancient town could soon be under water

  (13:11:43 PM 17/10/2014)

  Authorities in Hoi An have warned that rising tides will swallow a third of the central tourist town , news website Voice of Vietnam has reported. Hundreds of households and hoteliers in Hoi An have suffered continuous attacks by high tides on the Cua Dai embankment this rainy season. For over the last month, a 300-meter section of beach has been ravaged by waves that uprooted coconut trees and electricity poles.

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  Hurricane Marie becomes powerful category 5 storm off Mexico

  (14:49:47 PM 25/08/2014)

  Hurricane Marie intensified to a powerful category five storm in the Pacific Sunday, as six Mexican states braced for heavy rain and dangerous waves. This August 24, 2014 1745 UTC NASA GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Marie, the eighth of the season, in the eastern Pacific near Mexico

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  Ly Son’s people have houses to live in, but don’t have places to drop litter

  (17:47:15 PM 09/04/2014)

  Vietnamese southerners have been flocking to Ly Son in Quang Ngai province to avoid the April heat, bringing along their garbage to the island.

  Tags: Ly Son, island, house, litter
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  Strange herds in Phan Rang

  (11:00:05 AM 27/10/2014)

  Sheep, needless to say, are endemic to temperate zones, especially so in Western countries. But one passing through Phan Rang City in Ninh Thuan Province may not believe in their eyes seeing herds of sheep gazing on a gigantic hill about 15 kilometers south of the city. It is a bit strange to see sheep being raised under scorching heat and strong winds in Ninh Thuan.

  Tags: Strange, herds, Phan Rang, Western country, sheep