Environment

Water levels of rivers in the Red River basin on August 17

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On rivers in the Red River basin, the water levels of Thao River, Lo River, Da River and downstream of the Red River are all changing slowly.

Pruning purple phoenix trees in Da Lat to restore the canopy before the rainy season

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Lam Dong - Purple phoenix trees in Da Lat are heavily pruned before the rainy season, the care unit said that the trees can recover their canopies after about a month.

Localities in Bao Loc complete waste treatment contracts

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Lam Dong - Ward 1 and Ward 2 of Bao Loc have signed waste treatment contracts, agreed on a price of 490,000 VND/ton, and accepted according to actual volume.

Convective clouds from Lai Chau, Son La move to Lao Cai, thunderstorm warning

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Lao Cai - On the morning of August 17, the meteorological agency warned that many areas in the province are likely to experience showers, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds.

Fire at a banh mi shop on the central street of Hai Phong, 3 people escaped

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Hai Phong - Fire and Rescue Team Area 1 has just promptly rescued 3 people trapped in a fire at No. 39 Dien Bien Phu.

Lack of domestic water, many households in Ha Tinh live in hardship

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Ha Tinh - The prolonged shortage of clean water has forced people in Xom Moi village to use rainwater and pond water, posing a risk of unsanitary conditions and affecting health.

Forecast for provinces and cities to have thunderstorms soon, ending intense heatstroke

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Forecast from the evening and night of April 16 to April 17, the Northern region and Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh provinces will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain.

Two pangolins "lost" on the highway in Quang Tri

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Quang Tri - People discovered rare pangolins and proactively handed them over to functional agencies to release them back into the natural environment.

Forecast of the time when the North will welcome thunderstorms, ending the intense heatwave

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Hot weather in the North is forecast to gradually subside from April 15-16. From the evening and night of April 16-17, this area is likely to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain.

Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the North on April 13

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Hydropower reservoirs in the Northern region continue to maintain low water levels, mainly for power generation.

Water levels of hydropower reservoirs nationwide on April 13th

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Hydropower reservoirs across the country continue to be maintained at a lower level than normal water levels, many reservoirs are mainly generating electricity.

Today's weather 13:45: Hot sun continues at the beginning of the week, many places above 40 degrees Celsius

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Weather today April 13, Thanh Hoa to Hue City has intense and especially intense heat with the highest temperature commonly 38-40 degrees C, in some places above 40 degrees C.

Super typhoon Sinlaku is the strongest typhoon in April in the past 50 years

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Currently, Sinlaku is identified as the strongest storm in the world since the beginning of 2026.

Super typhoon Sinlaku is the strongest in the world since the beginning of 2026

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Tonight, April 12, Sinlaku has reached super typhoon level and is one of the 3 strongest storms in April since 1977.

Weather forecast for tomorrow April 13th nationwide

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Weather forecast for tomorrow April 13, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will be hot with the highest temperature around 34-36 degrees Celsius.

Weather forecast tonight and tomorrow April 13

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Weather forecast tonight and tomorrow 13. 4: The area from Thanh Hoa to Hue City will have intense and especially intense heat.

Typhoon Sinlaku is about to strengthen into a super typhoon in the next 24 hours, gusting above level 17

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Forecast for the next 24 hours, Typhoon Sinlaku is likely to strengthen into a super typhoon; maximum intensity level 16-17, gusts above level 17/

Forecast risk of Typhoon Sinlaku to strengthen into the first super typhoon in 2026

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Typhoon Sinlaku may strengthen to super typhoon level. This will be the first super typhoon in the Northwest Pacific in the 2026 typhoon season and will not move into the East Sea.

3-day weather forecast from April 13 to April 15 in all three regions

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Weather forecast for the next 2 days in most areas across the country is generally hot; from April 15, hot weather in the North and South tends to gradually subside.

Proactively respond to drought, analyze water resources using AI and drone technology

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Real-time water source data analysis based on AI and drone tools will create proactiveness in responding to droughts and natural disasters.