On December 4, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held a regular press conference to inform the press about the production and natural disaster situation in the recent past.
At the press conference, Mr. Hoang Duc Cuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Hydrometeorology provided detailed information on the records and unusual disasters in the first 11 months of 2025.
Worldwide, many records of the highest temperature in many places have been recorded exceeding 48 degrees Celsius, setting a new record for the number of consecutive days with maximum temperatures (USA, Turkey, July 2025). In the North Atlantic, sea surface temperatures continued to hold record highs of over 25.5 degrees Celsius in late summer, providing unprecedented energy for tropical cyclones. As a result, record melting, as in southwestern Greenland, is estimated to have lost up to 300 billion tons of ice in the summer of 2025 alone, contributing significantly to global sea level rise.
In Vietnam, 2025 is recorded as a year with extremely unusual and unusual hydrometeorological disasters, causing serious damage across the country. The total estimated economic damage has exceeded VND 85,000 billion and 409 people have died and gone missing as of the end of November 2025.
By the end of November 2025, there have been 21 storms/tropical depressions active in the East Sea and become the year with the largest number of storms/tropical depressions active in the East Sea since records (since 1961), the previous year was 2017 with 20 storms/tropical depressions.
In addition to the record for the number of storms/tropical depressions, the 2025 storm season also recorded some special, unusual and extreme properties. Along with that, serious flooding has occurred on a large scale, with peak flood levels on rivers exceeding historical markers in the North, Central, Central Highlands, and downstream of the Mekong River.
"The event of unusual storm and flood activities, severe and widespread unusual floods in 2025 in Vietnam as well as in the world is a clear demonstration that traditional flood rules are changing, reflecting increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather trends due to the impact of climate change," said Mr. Hoang Duc Cuong.
Commenting on the forecast of natural disasters in the last months of 2025 and early 2026, a representative of the Department of Hydrometeorology said that in December 2025, there is a possibility of 1-2 storms/tropical depressions appearing in the East Sea. Currently, in the eastern sea of the central Philippines, there is a tropical depression that is likely to cross the central Philippines and enter the East Sea, with the potential to strengthen into a storm (storm No. 16).
In December 2025, cold air continues to increase in frequency and intensity and may experience severe cold in the North, but concentrated in the northern mountainous areas. The cold air continues to be active in January and February 2026, causing severe cold spells. "According to preliminary assessments, the weather for Lunar New Year 2026 may be colder than in previous years. The Department will have detailed forecast information about 20 days to 1 month before this important holiday," Mr. Hoang Duc Cuong informed.
